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Can a robot learn to navigate like a cockroach? To help researchers find out if a mechanical device can mimic the pesky insect's behavior, a Johns Hopkins engineering student has built a flexible, ...

Berkeley, California - US-based researchers have created a robot that can use its body shape to move through a densely cluttered environment. The team from the University of California, Berkeley based ...

Our fear and disgust that cockroaches can quickly squeeze through the tiniest cracks are well-justified, say University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) scientists. Not only can they squish ...

Creepy robots are all the rage these days. Following in the skin-crawling footsteps of the fabric-climbing Clothbot and the scurrying, insect-like CLASH, UC Berkeley roboticists have built a new robot ...

A scuttling robot cockroach has been developed that mimics the insect's creepy ability to squeeze through the narrowest gaps. Just like a real 'roach, the palm-sized mechanised bug can keep crawling ...

A team of American scientists have taken inspiration from the humble cockroach to create a slightly unnverving robot which is capable of squeezing through tiny gaps and being crushed by weights that ...