Cyborg Cockroaches Could Save Your Life | Cyborg Nation
Most consider them pesky critters, but Dr. Alper Bozkurt of North Carolina State University thinks that cockroaches have the potential to save human lives. By hacking their antennae and transforming them into remote-controlled creatures, he believes we can use the cyber roaches as a mobile search and rescue team to help find survivors during natural disasters. SUBSCRIBE for more videos: wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: wired.com Twitter: twitter.com/WIRED Facebook: facebook.com/WIRED Pinterest: pinterest.com/wired Google+: plus.google.com/+WIRED Instagram: instagram.com/WIRED Tumblr: WIRED.tumblr.com Want even more? Subscribe to The Scene: bit.ly/subthescene ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture. Cyborg Cockroaches Could Save Your Life | Cyborg Nation Starring: Derek Muller Featuring: Alper Bozkurt of iBionicS Lab An Acres Production in Association with reddit Executive Producers Matt McLaughlin & Andrew Simkiss Executive Producers Alexis Ohanian & Michael Pope Hosted by Derek Muller Special Thanks to r/futurology Directed by Elizabeth Orne & Cidney Hue Senior Producer Christian Silberbauer Produced by Jonathan Yaniv & Jacob Sillman Cinematographer Sharif El Neklawy Edited by Cidney Hue Animations by Ben Mayerv Written & Researched by Jonathan Yaniv & Jacob Sillman Color by Irving Harvey | Josh Brede Mixed by Analogue Muse | Alan Zahn & Pierre-Andre Rigoll Science Advisor Pascal Wallisch Additional Footage Courtesy of MIT Media Lab
