Inside that helmet, a pinprick of ultraviolet light pulses gently, prompting the insect to turn, crawl, or pause. Yep, we’re ...

A team at the University of Osaka is using UV light helmets to direct cyborg cockroaches. The creepy-crawlies are equipped ...

“They can do that with their internal tissues ... Many rarer and more useful species live far from the human eye, whereas German cockroaches live only inside human dwellings.