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Vehicle for Cockroaches

Posted by Zonk on from the wait-till-you-see-the-spoiler dept.

William Robinson wrote to mention an entertaining Wired news article about vehicle meant for cockroaches. From the article: "Hertz has constructed a three-wheeled robotic vehicle that lets a Madagascan hissing cockroach navigate a room while perched atop a ping-pong ball. The ball works like a computer mouse's track ball. Where the roach moves on the ball, the vehicle moves in the room. Sensors on the bot can tell when it's going to hit something. It also has a semi-circle of LED lights facing the roach, so when it's about to hit an obstacle an LED will shine on the creature from the direction of the barrier, hopefully causing it to run in the other direction."

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  1. Ummmm, repeat? by ninja_pirate · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is it such a slow news day that they have to repeat stories? About cockroaches, no less.

  2. Innovation Getting Slower? by jjh37997 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Who says innovation is dead when such wonderful inventions like the cockroach car are being created by the world's best and brightest....

  3. Innovation? by dpdawson · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Who says innovation is getting slower?

  4. Innovation by sholden · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And people dare claim innovation is getting slower.