Biological robots will be used to find people after a disaster

In the experiment below, you will see a live cockroach attached to the back of the circuit board, which has a signal wire connected to the cockroach's brain, and the researchers will direct the cockroach to move left or right. by giving it a predetermined sound. In a collapsed home, using sounds to locate victims is the best way, says Dr. AlperBozkurt. Finding people to be rescued is also the main goal of the study.

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Up to two types of circuit boards will be attached to the cockroach, turning it into two biological robots, Drone and Sénsor , which will hear the sound and determine the direction, and then give the Drone the sound that is playing. from which direction. Researchers also make an invisible fence to manipulate these robots, leaving them out of control.

If we succeed, we can imagine the scene in a wreckage, people will pour a pile of cockroaches, the Sensor will hear the sound, after detecting the direction of the sound, the Drone will be piled there. to signal the rescue team.

These boards are battery and solar powered, and the life of a biological robot can last up to several days if it is exposed to periodic light to charge the battery.

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References: Techcrunch