Robot cockroaches which can mimic the insect's ability to squeeze through the tiniest gaps may be used to locate earthquake victims. Just like a real 'roach, the palm-sized mechanised bug can keep ...

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You wouldn’t want to find one in your shoe, but clever cockroaches have inspired the latest robot designs that could end up being used for search and rescue missions. Using high-speed cameras, ...

It will send a chill down the spine of anyone who has watched a cockroach escape into a seemingly impossibly small gap. Researchers have created a robot that can use its body shape to move through a ...

Creepy robots are all the rage these days. Following in the skin-crawling footsteps of the fabric-climbing Clothbot and the scurrying, insect-like CLASH, UC Berkeley roboticists have built a new robot ...

Berkeley, California - US-based researchers have created a robot that can use its body shape to move through a densely cluttered environment. The team from the University of California, Berkeley based ...

They’re pests that many people dread entering their houses, but cockroaches have been used as the inspiration for a new robot. Researchers from the University of California, Berekely have developed a ...

A team of American scientists have taken inspiration from the humble cockroach to create a slightly unnverving robot which is capable of squeezing through tiny gaps and being crushed by weights that ...

Borrowing an idea from nature, John Hopkins University in Maryland has designed a sensor which allows a robot to feel its way around. The flexible wand-like device is based on detailed examination of ...

A scuttling robot cockroach has been developed that mimics the insect's creepy ability to squeeze through the narrowest gaps. Just like a real 'roach, the palm-sized mechanised bug can keep crawling ...