Cockroaches "seem to be able to go anywhere," said University of California at Berkeley biology professor Robert Full, co-author of a study about the prototype cockroach robot.

CRAM, the cockroach-inspired robot that can keep moving even when squished to half its size. Tom Libby, Kaushik Jayaram and Pauline Jennings – courtesy of PolyPEDAL Lab, UC Berkeley.

It’s also almost as hardy as a real cockroach, as the researchers repeatedly applied pressure to it by stepping on it. “Most of the robots at this particular small scale are very fragile.

Their findings have inspired robots with legs like those of cockroaches and crabs as well as sticky feet like those of geckos. Full, 25 years ago, discovered that American cockroaches can run on two ...

Robots that mimic cockroaches might someday assist search-and-rescue missions by scurrying through piles of debris to find survivors. By Amina Khan Staff Writer . Feb. 8, 2016 3:41 PM PT .

Inspired by cockroaches, researchers have built a palm-sized, six-legged robot that can squish down to half its height to fit through small spaces. The bot could one day be used for search and ...

Still, a cockroach-inspired robot can be unsettling. So I’ve come up with a way to make it a bit more palatable. Instead of imaging it running up your bedroom walls, ...

Robots that mimic the way cockroaches can scuttle through teeny-tiny cracks might one day help first responders locate and rescue disaster victims trapped in debris, researchers say.

We've all tried to kill a cockroach only to watch it scurry away at a super-fast pace. One of nature's creepiest insects, as it turns out, has inspired reseachers to create a very tiny robot that ...

Innovations Cyborg cockroaches are coming, and they just want to help. Inspired by insects, robotic engineers are creating machines that could aid in search and rescue, pollinate plants and sniff ...

Kessens said cockroach-inspired, self-righting robots would be a valuable asset on the battlefield. "Soldiers have reported tip-over of existing robotic systems as a significant issue," he said.

Robots Infiltrate, Influence Cockroach Groups To explore how cockroaches make group decisions, scientists created a robot that smells like a cockroach and follows some basic roach rules. And what ...