Cockroaches made to follow directions via wireless nerve stimulation

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 10:01 in Physics & Chemistry

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at Texas A&M University has found a way to control the path a cockroach takes as it walks using wireless technology. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the team, made up of mechanical engineers and entomologists, describe how they created little backpacks for the bugs and implanted electrodes to allow for movement control.

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