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Posted on 07/04/2026 3:49:20 PM PDT by VanShuyten
The next time an ambitious adventurer gets trapped in a flooded cave, the person coming to their rescue might not be a human at all. It might be a mind-controlled, diving-suit-wearing cockroach. Sorry, entomophobes.
These cyborgs are already being used in search-and-rescue operations and pipeline inspections, but so far those efforts have been limited to dry land. That’s changing. 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 swims underwater and pumps it through tubes connected to the spiracles the roach uses to breathe. In testing, the cyborg roach was able to move around and breathe underwater for up to three hours. That added ability could make the critters much more viable for longer search-and-rescue operations.
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Wow.
We don’t need to make technology to extend cockroaches already stubborn and strong survival abilities. This is bad use of such technology.
Yeah, this is absolutely scary, I don’t care who you are!
FINALLY
Yup
I’m not scared.
Let’s build them a sub
I’m missing something in this story. What, exactly, is the cockroach supposed to do in a search and rescue operation? Is it carrying some kind of sensors that might relay useful information to surface operators? Or are trapped people supposed to eat it?
Congratulations!
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Scientists in Singapore create cyborg cockroach with a diving suit
07/04/2026 5:26:18 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 26 replies
unexplained-mysteries ^ | 07/02/2026 | TK Randall
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4386618/posts
A diving suit for cyborg cockroaches could enhance search-and-rescue operations
06/29/2026 2:16:14 PM PDT · by DFG · 8 replies
Techxplore ^ | 06/29/2026 | Nanyang Technological University
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4385988/posts
In Gavin’s size? He is going to turn on his wife, throw her to the wolves to save his on ass. He had no idea his wife was doing this but it was all a dumb blonde mistake. Like Hillary using Lemon Pledge on her server.
Roach killer for NYC
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