Disaster victims trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building or mine may one day be rescued by a tiny and unlikely savior: a beetle with a backpack. Researchers have made major strides in ...

Common darkling beetles have been transformed into “cyborg insects” capable of aiding search and rescue missions. Researchers at the University of Queensland have fitted cyborg beetles with microchip ...

Scientists have developed an advanced swarm navigation algorithm for cyborg insects that prevents them from becoming stuck while navigating challenging terrain. The new algorithm represents a ...