Has science gone too far? This invincible robo-cockroach is impossible to squish
Considering their relatively tiny size, cockroaches are pretty darn invincible. Having evolved as scavengers able to operate in some seriously unsanitary conditions, these natural survivors have a hard-shelled durability that would make most other living organisms envious. It’s no wonder that roboticists have selected these small-but-mighty crittersas their inspirationfor a new kind of robot. Developed by an international team of researchers from the United States and China, the “roachbot” can withstand impressively heavy loads of up to 1 million times its own body weight, climb slopes, and move at speeds equivalent to seven body lengths per second....