Perhaps a part-robot, part-insect giant cockroach capable of diving underwater for as much as three hours at a time. In a new study, researchers describe how they made “cyborg” bugs that could help ...

A cyborg cockroach in a tiny diving suit sounds like a gag. In a Singapore lab, it just moved underwater for hours.

Researchers have developed underwater suits for cyborg cockroaches, enabling them to assist in search-and-rescue operations ...

Scientists from NTU Singapore and Waseda University have developed a flexible "diving suit" for cyborg cockroaches, enabling ...

As if roaches weren’t hard enough to kill already. Scientists in Asia have devised 3D-printed scuba suits that allow ...

Further work is underway to test the cyborg insect diving suit in simulated disaster environments and improve other things.

Tiny 3D-printed diving suits allow cockroaches to walk underwater for up to 3 hours with no ill effects, which could enable a ...

Cyborg cockroaches are also intended to perform their duties underwater. A diving suit with an oxygen generator ensures ...

Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates.

Cockroaches are often referred to as pests: a destructive insect or animal that disrupts both our homes and society. Their abilities to spread disease, cause allergic reactions and just be a pretty ...

They also are conducting studies to better understand risks to patients from insects in medical settings. The presence of bed ...