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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"
Anita Diamond
Anita Diamond is a music creator both as a solo artist and a vocalist for symphonic death metal band Necrostasis. Her current profession is in the field of technology, where she works as a web developer but outside of that, her passion is music and journalism. She loves telling stories and interviewing people so that we can all learn from the great wealth of knowledge out there!
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