North Carolina engineers have developed a method to control cockroach movement . Their backpack stimulates the nervous system in the bugs ' brains . Doing so allows the direction of their movement to be altered . It is different to previous technologies that stimulated antennae . The device could be used to explore disaster zones with cockroaches .
Texas engineers have developed a method to control cockroach movement . Their backpack stimulates the nervous system in the bugs ' brains . Doing so allows the direction of their movement to be altered . It is different to previous technologies that stimulated antennae . The device could be used to explore disaster zones with cockroaches .