“Roaches are gross. Robots are good. But — cockroach-controlled robots?” Nice quote 🙂 The video shows roboticist Garnet Hertz’s large robot moved by a cockroach on a pingpong ball (a cockroach trackball).
Related: Robo Insect Flight – Lego Autopilot Project Update – Robots Sharing Talents – NSF Robotics Report

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