From Cheddar.

Next rescue team? A beetle with a backpack.

Researchers in Australia are turning bugs into search-and-rescue tools by attaching microchip backpacks that let responders guide them through rubble using video game controllers.

These beetles can climb, crawl, and reach places robots still can’t, potentially helping locate disaster survivors in hours, not days.

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