A Biobotic Distributed Sensor Network for Under-Rubble Search and Rescue.

Utilizing the latest neural engineering developments, researchers have enabled biobotic insects that function as search-and-rescue agents to help map under-rubble environments and locate survivors and hazardous conditions. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/oJXEPcv-FMw is a video in which authors Alper Bozkurt, Edgar Lobaton, and Mihail Sichitiu demonstrate the acoustic steering of roach biobots to ...