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Cyborg beetles and their use in search and rescue
Imagine if beetles could be heroes, just for one day? Well, that dream might just become a reality for darkling beetles, who are being studied at UQ to become cyborg beetles and could be used for search and rescue operations.
4ZZZ's Anita Diamond chatted with Lachlan Fitzgerald a PhD researcher from UQ on 'Cyborg' beetles and their use in search and rescue.
For a deep dive...
Check out the UQ Biorobotics Lab website where you can read their publications and explore the remarkable world of insect-machine hybrid robots, commonly known as cyborg insects, as well as biomechanics, biohybrids and bioinspiration. Here's an article from Discovery Magazine: "A Swarm of Cyborg Insects Might Save You From Disaster"
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