Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Splash is an Asian small-clawed otter similar to the one seen in the photo. A Florida search-and-rescue provider is training a new ...

Imagine a horde of cyborg cockroaches diving underwater during a search-and-rescue mission following a flood. While this ...

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore 3D-printed a flexible diving suit that roaches wear like a backpack. A chemical oxygen generator inside of it creates oxygen when the bug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Peace River K9 Search and Rescue Most people picture dogs when they think of search and rescue animals. But in ...

SINGAPORE: Cyborg cockroaches manoeuvre through tiny spaces under rubble during search-and-rescue missions. Now, they may be used to search flooded or partially submerged spaces.

Soft, flexible suit with a built-in oxygen generator enables cyborg cockroaches to survive underwater and in low-oxygen conditions for up to three hours ...

The invention comes after a decade of research into cyborg insects – which could be used in search and rescue missions ...

Scientists have created a 3D-printed "diving suit" for "cyborg cockroaches" - to be used in underwater search-and-rescue missions. Researchers from NTU Singapore and Waseda University developed a suit ...

WOOD COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The International ALERT Academy took its emergency response training underwater at Lake Hawkins, where men in the program practiced search-and-rescue techniques. The ...

The flexible diving suit lets cyborg cockroaches survive underwater for up to three hours, opening new possibilities for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Equipped with infrared cameras, sensors and electrodes, cyborg cockroaches can help to locate survivors in disaster-hit areas.