Tech would use drones and insect biobots to map disaster areas

Tech would use drones and insect biobots to map disaster areas Raleigh, NC (SPX) Nov 18, 2016 - Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to map large, unfamiliar areas - such as collapsed buildings after a disaster. "The idea would be to release a swarm of sensor-equipped biobots - such as remotely controlled cockroaches - into a coll ... more

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