Researchers Can Use Swarm of Insect Cyborgs to Map Unknown Areas (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Researchers Can Use Swarm of Insect Cyborgs to Map Unknown Areas

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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed software that allows them to map unknown environments -- such as collapsed buildings -- based on the movement of a swarm of insect cyborgs, or "biobots."

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Edgar Lobaton

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