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Paramedic cockroaches: cyborg care when rescuers can’t reach (news.uq.edu.au)
submitted 1 day ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1362891/paramedic-cockroaches-cyborg-care-when-rescuers-cant-reach

  • Researchers fitted Giant Burrowing Cockroaches with a removable navigation system that enables them to be remotely piloted through complex terrain and rubble
  • The size and strength of the cockroaches also allows them to carry cameras and miniature medical injectors to deliver supervised emergency care to people trapped in collapsed buildings, or caves
  • Researchers say the long-term vision is to deploy swarms of specialised cyborg insects to disaster sites, each performing complementary role
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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

Ok, so actually reading this article...

‘Swarms’ of cyborg cockroaches with cameras and miniature medical injectors could deliver supervised emergency care

So do they know they made assassin bots? Because they definitely made assassin bots from hell. Like for sure that's the primary use case here.

I mean, "swarms of cyborg bugs with hypodermic needles". Find a way to interpret that sentence that isn't horrifying, I fucking dare you.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

No! Bad biotech industry! Down!

Look what you did... Look what you did!

You made a medical device out of a cockroach!

Well? What do you have to say for yourself?

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry to disappoint, but these aren't just devices made to look like roaches. They're roaches fitted with remote navigation and some medical supplies.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

That is so much worse...

Ugh... I adjusted my post.

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Cool! Such a leap from the 2016 competition organised by CSIRO:

https://www.csiro.au/en/research/technology-space/robotics/UAV-Challenge

Was leading the computer vision team for the robotics club at my uni for this one. Really interesting task; a bunch of subproblems related to sending drones like this out.

I bet Zipline has the state of the art in this kind of thing.

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 17 hours ago

[–] owl@infosec.pub 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Use this medkit I found from fighting the cyberroaches earlier.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 5 points 1 day ago

Stimpak