Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot

A description of the Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot, by Garnet Hertz:

"Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot" is an experimental mechanism that uses a living Madagascan hissing cockroach atop a modified trackball to control a three-wheeled robot. If the cockroach moves left, the robot moves left. Infrared sensors also provide navigation feedback to the cockroach, striving to create a pseudo-intelligent system with the cockroach as the CPU

Project website :
http://www.conceptlab.com/roachbot

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• cockroach
• controlled
• robot
• garnet
• hertz
• roachbot
• mobile
• arts
• cyborg
• robotics
• electronic
• biomimetis

[IntarwebUser]

That's cool and all, but they should use a different bug. Roaches are nasty! They only study they deserve is in how to more effectively kill them.

[MrpoWerNuNo]

games will be sooo awesome with this tecnology+holograms

[NeedForMadnessSVK]

In 2012 the cockroaches will attack the world with robots:D

[FLABERGAG]

im pretty sure it was just tryin to run off that ball. lol

[zetrut]

Pretty cool! Now all they need to do is make the lights working with the sensors start lighting very dimly as it approaches an object from a distance. Then when the robot gets really close to an object, have the lights get brighter and brighter. Poor roachie lol.

[SonAvitch]

He's the life of the party and nobody seems to notice the shit smears on his ping pong ball!

[lokghi]

Cyborg attack!

[sethcat99]

a better name the roach coach.

[thoughtwaretv]

Awesome :)

I'll see this featured at thoughtware dot TV