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- Researchers at the University of Queensland and UNSW created paramedic cyborg cockroaches called “paraborgs.”
- Paraborgs are 8.5 cm North Queensland burrowing cockroaches equipped with syringe-camera backpacks and steering electrodes.
- Lab tests showed 100% checkpoint reach and up to 95% drug-delivery success within 15 cm of a target.
- Researchers plan swarms for earthquake, snakebite and allergy victims despite terrain, signal loss and injection safety hurdles.
