Cyborg

Researchers at North Carolina State University have used the Xbox Kinect to put roaches on autopilot

Robotics

Xbox Kinect used to steer cockroach biobots

Researchers at North Carolina State University have used the Xbox Kinect to put cyborg cockroaches on autopilot.

An insect fitted with a piezoelectric generator to harness energy from the insect's wings (Image: Erkan Aktakka)

Robotics

Harvesting energy from insects in quest to create tiny cyborg first responders

Researchers at the University of Michigan College of Engineering have developed technology that harvests an insects biological energy that could be used to power small sensors implanted on their bodies.

Dattoos would be printed onto the user's skin, and would identify the user via their DNA

Computing

Dattoos would be the ultimate user/machine interface

The Dattoo concept involves wearable computing devices, that would be printed on the user's skin and powered by their body.