Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot

Written by scottology on March 27, 2010 – 10:16 am -


By Garnet Hertz (2005) “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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25 Responses to “Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot”

  1. By prosper58 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    That is so cool

  2. By BladeX719 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    theyre gonna rule the world!

  3. By cygnetomega on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Fortress 2 ! Can ya make a cyborg outta a para or qudra too? Almost genius !

  4. By AdventChildrenx on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    WHERE ALL GONNA DIE!!

  5. By DDentonas on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Dont give them technology, they will kill us all!

  6. By BlueRibbonWinner on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    My Nana has the same machine to get down the local shops

  7. By kellycoinguy on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Her? Males like big toys more… so this has got to be a boy cockroach, no?

  8. By skib1234 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    The light ball is too hot and distracting for her.

  9. By saucengine on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    EXTERMINATE!

  10. By shankadelic007 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    “their power to weight ratio is really incredible”
    and an ants isnt?

  11. By punkprincessantje on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Een robotwagentje dat wordt bestuurd door een kakkerlak. Als dit ooit in massaproductie genomen wordt mogen we nog wel uitkijken dat kakkerlakken zich niet massaal tegen ons gaan keren.

  12. By tgchan on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    nicw zomfg now even cockroaches have mechs…

    and we don’t…

  13. By Hystericals on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Its a huge leap for science … but sightly crazy…

    ‘Hystericals’…literally…

  14. By dalchimsky on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    LOL they’re disgusting but absolutely necessary as any other life-form (except humas)… they’re feeders/cleaners of dead bits from previous animals etc.

  15. By Vivi30807 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Finally a interesting “use” for this totally pointless and disgusting insects.

  16. By JellonaOO7 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    well better then just killing it with poison when you see it though? His the “neil armstrong” of cockroaches ;D

  17. By EvilRyuGuy on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    cockroach turned mech warrior.

  18. By 1purescaper on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    isnt this technicly slavery? :|

  19. By laticangel2006 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Ew. Thats gross.

  20. By Isncee on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    species traitor.

  21. By racoonman45 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    thats crazy

  22. By punkdude1668 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    lmao!! WTF?!

  23. By Zovex11 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Lol!

  24. By kei1010101010 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    ^_^ Roaches have their own vehicles!
    >.> I didn’t know that anyone would keep
    cockroaches as a pet. Thats rare LOL

  25. By saintsalive1234 on Mar 27, 2010 | Reply

    Meh, my cockroaches say they want to have roach-rodeos on kangaroos, you can have Antarctica :p

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