Robot Cockroaches Are Coming to Your Home — But Not to Scare You!
Remember those days when cockroaches were nothing more than unwanted houseguests? The kind you’d chase around with a slipper or a spray can? Now imagine them helping you around the house—drawing, delivering tiny objects, or even acting as speakers or haptic devices. As strange as it sounds, this sci-fi scenario is becoming a reality. Thanks to researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, robot cockroaches—called Calmbots—have been created to perform small yet useful tasks at home.