Cyborg beetle for deciphering insect flight - EurekAlert

The fusion of a living beetle and a tiny control backpack, also known as cyborg beetle, enables insect free-flight study. Using such a system, researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and University of Freiburg, Germany found the roles of …

image: Cyborg beetle allows scientists to investigate the function of insect flight muscles in free flight.view more  Credit: T. Thang Vo-Doan, University of Freiburg The fusion of a living beetle … [+3562 chars]

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