00:00Scientists are using cyborg cockroaches to assist with search and rescue operations.
00:07Researchers remotely control the giant burrowing cockroaches,
00:11equipped with cameras or medical equipment,
00:14using an electrode and microchip implanted inside the insect.
00:19With cyborg insects, because of their small size, their agility,
00:22we hope that we can easily release them into a collapsed structure
00:25that can go deep under the burrow to search for victims.
00:30With that information, sending back to the first responder,
00:33hopefully we can identify where the victim is.
00:36The first responder can plan for the rescue and rescue them as soon as possible.
00:41Researchers hope they can deploy the swarms of specialized cyborg insects in the next 5 to 10 years.
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