This is kind of scary to think about...

[RitzyHeifer]

Jan 3, 2013 15:27:40 GMT -5 swizz said:

No one wants to talk about controlling a roach via computer?! C'mon...

Hey maybe our hashtag overlords aren't letting us respond, okay?

[emilyinchile]

I don't want to have to see a roach crawling around in order to be able to talk about it. But that sounds really crazy. And if you want to explain how it works so I can avoid the video, I will happily talk about it

[emilyinchile]

Ooooh, that is cool! I almost feel sorry for the cockroach being "poked" all the time. And that also makes more sense that what I was imagining which is that they were somehow stimulating its brain to make its legs move in the appropriate direction.

Do they say or can anyone think of a practical use for this? I am not creative enough to figure out if this is something that will actually be useful in some way or if it's just playing with a bug because the smart scientists can.

[raangoli]

Jan 3, 2013 15:40:07 GMT -5 operagirl said:

Quick! Into the cocktail glass!

Haha, I was thinking the same thing!

[emilyinchile]

Maybe the remote controlled cockroach will have a tiny little camera to show people if it finds an earthquake victim? That's all I got.

[drloretta]

Why is this scary to think about?