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'Cyborg' cockroaches that look like tiny tanks & can spy on people developed in Germany
short by Ashley Paul / on Thursday, 12 March, 2026
German startup SWARM Biotactics is developing 'cyborg' cockroaches that carry backpacks containing AI hardware and look like tiny tanks. SWARM made the bioelectronic insects using neural interfaces to remotely control live cockroaches, which can reach places humans and drones can't. NATO forces, including the German armed forces, are reportedly already field-testing the cockroaches.