In a defense lab in Germany, a small startup is wiring live cockroaches with AI-guided backpacks and turning them into steerable scouts that can slip through cracks no drone or soldier could reach.

For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out where cockroaches came from, the mystery being that they do not exist in nature. Today we know the answer; we created them in our own image and ...

Scientists are turning to an unlikely partner for high-stakes missions: cyborg cockroaches. These insects, equipped with ...

The mystery of just how the notorious cockroach became one of the most widespread vermin has been solved by scientists. The origins of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica)—the one usually ...

CEO Stefan Wilhelm told CBS the choice of insect was deliberate. The Madagascar hissing cockroach is large enough to carry small payloads, resilient under extreme conditions, ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Warm, humid NC summers create ideal nesting conditions for cockroach infestations. Cockroaches spread allergens and bacteria, posing ...