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Video: Cockroaches and Geckos 'Vanish' With Amazing Acrobatics

Video: Cockroaches and Geckos 'Vanish' With Amazing Acrobatics | Science News | Scoop.it

Video: Cockroaches and Geckos 'Vanish' With Amazing Acrobatics

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Robots Mimic Disappearing Cockroaches

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A robot that copies how cockroaches and geckos can disappear under ledges in the blink of an eye could lead to search-and-rescue droids with animal-like maneuverability, researchers say.


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[VIDEO] The Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot

A description of the Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot, by Garnet Hertz: "Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot" is an experimental mechanism that uses a living Madagascan hissing cockroach atop a modified trackball to control a three-wheeled robot. If the cockroach moves left, the robot moves left. Infrared sensors also provide navigation feedback to the cockroach, striving to create a pseudo-intelligent system with the cockroach as the CPU


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Cockroach Cyborgs Get Their Own Power Source

Cockroach Cyborgs Get Their Own Power Source | Science News | Scoop.it
Equipped with tiny sensors, insects could scout out buildings filled with noxious chemicals, check under rubble after an earthquake and go places no human spy ever could.
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Stealth behavior allows cockroaches to seemingly vanish

Stealth behavior allows cockroaches to seemingly vanish | Science News | Scoop.it
Cockroaches, known for their stealth behavior, have a strategy up their sleeve only recently discovered by biologists.
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Why Scientists Are Fooling Animals With Virtual Reality

Why Scientists Are Fooling Animals With Virtual Reality | Science News | Scoop.it
New technological developments in virtual reality allow researchers to study the neurological basis of decision making in insects, rodents, and other animals. But do roaches truly think the simulation is real, or are they just playing a video game?
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Neuroscience: The cockroach beatbox

By dissecting a cockroach ... yes, live on stage ... TED Fellow and neuroscientist Greg Gage shows how brains receive and deliver electric impulses -- and how legs can respond. (Launching a series on Awesome Nature)

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