It's not like this is a new idea or anything, but the sheer volume of remote controlled living creatures is getting me a little worried about my own control of my own living self. Today it's a cicada, tomrrow ... (I can see remote control eyelids being really important for example).
Exploring cyborg cicada bioacoustic modulations for insect-based communication
May 2025, phys.org
Insect-Computer Hybrids - A hybrid biological-electronic speaker was produced using live cicadas controlled through precise voltage, capable of producing variable sound frequencies.
via University of Tsukuba: Yuga Tsukuda et al, Insect-Computer Hybrid Speaker: Speaker using Chirp of the Cicada Controlled by Electrical Muscle Stimulation, arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2504.16459
Image credit: AI Art - Brain Surgeon w Medical Equipment - 2025
Light-driven cockroach cyborgs navigate without wires or surgery
May 2025, phys.org
The system uses a small ultraviolet light helmet to steer cockroaches by taking advantage of their natural tendency to avoid bright light, especially in the UV range.
via University of Osaka: Chowdhury Mohammad Masum Refat et al, Autonomous Navigation of Bio‐Intelligent Cyborg Insect Based on Insect Visual Perception, Advanced Intelligent Systems (2025). DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202400838
'In-insect synthesis': Caterpillar factories produce fluorescent nanocarbons
Jun 2025, phys.org
"We suddenly wondered—what would happen if we fed nanocarbons to insects?"Caterpillar factories - "Successfully used insects as mini molecule-making factories"; referred to as "in-insect synthesis"To test their concept, the team fed tobacco cutworm caterpillars a diet containing a belt-shaped molecular nanocarbon known as [6]MCPP. Two days later, analysis of the caterpillar poo revealed a new molecule, [6]MCPP-oxylene, which is [6]MCPP that has incorporated an oxygen atom. This subtle change caused the molecule to become fluorescent.
via RIKEN because who else: Atsushi Usami et al, In-insect synthesis of oxygen-doped molecular nanocarbons, Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adp9384.
'Cyborg' beetles could revolutionize urban search and rescue
Jul 2025, phys.org
This time using video game controllers.
via University of Queensland School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering Biorobotics Lab: Lachlan Fitzgerald et al, Zoborg: On‐Demand Climbing Control for Cyborg Beetles, Advanced Science (2025). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202502095
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