when we stimulate your right antenna they think that there is an obstacle to
they think that there is an obstacle to
they think that there is an obstacle to their ride and it makes them turn left
when we stimulate both their antenna
when we stimulate both their antenna they think there is an obstacle just up
they think there is an obstacle just up
they think there is an obstacle just up ahead
ahead
ahead and they stop and we call them biopods
we try to promote the understanding that
we try to promote the understanding that actually when you see and cockroach
actually when you see and cockroach
actually when you see and cockroach around before you try to kill it you can
around before you try to kill it you can
around before you try to kill it you can remember that it may save your life we’d
remember that it may save your life we’d
remember that it may save your life we’d use the technologies used for neural
use the technologies used for neural
use the technologies used for neural engineering basically the stuff that is
engineering basically the stuff that is
engineering basically the stuff that is used for building cardiac pacemakers we
used for building cardiac pacemakers we
used for building cardiac pacemakers we implant these to insects and we try to
implant these to insects and we try to
implant these to insects and we try to control their locomotion they are moving
control their locomotion they are moving
control their locomotion they are moving about on their free will and we are just
about on their free will and we are just
about on their free will and we are just nudging them in appropriate locations of
nudging them in appropriate locations of
nudging them in appropriate locations of our interest the ultimate goal that we
our interest the ultimate goal that we
our interest the ultimate goal that we have is to collaborate with them to
have is to collaborate with them to
have is to collaborate with them to search for victims after natural
search for victims after natural
search for victims after natural disasters so the eventual idea would be
disasters so the eventual idea would be
disasters so the eventual idea would be to send in a storm of working insect
to send in a storm of working insect
to send in a storm of working insect Barbot inside the search-and-rescue area
we create with electronic backpacks and
we create with electronic backpacks and unidirectional microphone array we can
unidirectional microphone array we can
unidirectional microphone array we can pinpoint location of a sound source for
pinpoint location of a sound source for
pinpoint location of a sound source for example a victim crying out for help you
example a victim crying out for help you
example a victim crying out for help you can direct biobots to area where a
can direct biobots to area where a
can direct biobots to area where a victim is crying out for help and the
victim is crying out for help and the
victim is crying out for help and the location information can be sent to
location information can be sent to
location information can be sent to first responders who can then go and
first responders who can then go and
first responders who can then go and rescue the victim cockroaches in general
rescue the victim cockroaches in general
rescue the victim cockroaches in general navigate with their antenna it senses
navigate with their antenna it senses
navigate with their antenna it senses obstacles predators and so on and so
obstacles predators and so on and so
obstacles predators and so on and so forth that information is transferred to
forth that information is transferred to
forth that information is transferred to electrical signals which is passed on to
electrical signals which is passed on to
electrical signals which is passed on to their brain we are hacking into that
their brain we are hacking into that
their brain we are hacking into that medium in addition to controlling
medium in addition to controlling
medium in addition to controlling cockroaches we also try to control of
cockroaches we also try to control of
cockroaches we also try to control of aerial insects mods in this particular
aerial insects mods in this particular
aerial insects mods in this particular case as engineers we are actually amazed
case as engineers we are actually amazed
case as engineers we are actually amazed by how wonderful the insects are so when
by how wonderful the insects are so when
by how wonderful the insects are so when we are working with them we make sure
we are working with them we make sure
we are working with them we make sure that all ethical standards are
that all ethical standards are
that all ethical standards are maintained most of the time we look at
maintained most of the time we look at
maintained most of the time we look at in success tests these are some
in success tests these are some
in success tests these are some beautiful creations hopefully the insect
beautiful creations hopefully the insect
beautiful creations hopefully the insect barber platform will one day be used in
barber platform will one day be used in
barber platform will one day be used in a search-and-rescue scenario if it does
a search-and-rescue scenario if it does
a search-and-rescue scenario if it does it will greatly help first responders
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