Cyborg cockroaches guided by ultraviolet light and motion feedback navigate obstacles autonomously, showing how noninvasive control can coordinate biological movement with electronic sensing.

Goggle-wearing cockroaches can be steered via remote control By Abhimanyu Ghoshal May 25, 2025 Lights shone into a cockroach's individual eyes can steer it left or right thanks to an innate tendency ...

"We envision a future where, after disasters such as earthquakes or building collapses, cyborg cockroaches can quickly and efficiently navigate areas unsafe for humans to enter," said Huai Ruituo, an ...