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Scientists report that robotic devices modified the behavior of a laboratory colony of real cockroaches.
Here's a first: Bug-size robots have been used to coax cockroaches into unnatural acts. Research reported yesterday in the journal Science described how a team of European scientists placed tiny robots in a colony of laboratory cockroaches. Using behavioral modification methods, the whirring, partly-disguised faux insects were able to induce the real creepy-crawlies to follow their lead in seeking shelter ... (Full article: 1166 words)
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