Saving Lives With Cyborg Cockroaches?

A pair of papers describing these findings were recently presented at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Sensors 2014 Conference in Valencia, Spain and the 36th Annual International IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)...

Cyborg cockroaches may save lives during rescue operations

The researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a special type of cockroach-inspired device that they claim can save your life at some point of time. The new device, dubbed as cyborg cockroaches or biobots, may help in carrying rescue operations...

Cyborg cockroaches can help find survivors through their voices

Someday, those vile, slimy cockroaches that make you shriek like a five-year-old girl might look more like little superheroes in some people’s eyes. Researchers from the North Carolina State University have developed a way for roaches to detect and locate...

New tech aims to improve communication between dogs and humans

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in everything from search and rescue to service dogs to training our pets.

NCSU researchers claim better software for electric vehicles

Owners of electric vehicles often face anxiety when it comes to how far their car’s charge can really take them, but a new approach from North Carolina State University researchers using big data could change the way electric vehicle owners think about...

NCSU harness enhances dog-human communication

Researchers at North Carolina State University are working on a device to improve communication between humans and their furry friends. It is a bond already being leveraged by Sean Mealin and his service dog, Simba. They have worked together for about a year and a...

Researchers use wearable sensors to better communicate with dogs

Sometimes it can be difficult to get your canine companion to get the commands you’re giving, but there could be an easier way in the future. Researchers at North Carolina State University are working on a means to improve those communication skills with the...

Cockroach Cyborgs Use Microphones to Detect Disaster Survivors

North Carolina State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the sound. The technology is designed to help emergency personnel find and rescue...

New Technology Helps Humans Communicate With Dogs

The numerous work and companion dogs we have today are the result of the domestication of gray wolves thousands of years ago. Although dogs have learned to learn some aspects of human behavior, human-dog communication is still relatively primitive. In a new study,...

Cyborg Cockroaches Track You By Sound

In a collapsed building, sound is the best way to find survivors, says Dr. Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University and senior author of two papers on the work. “The goal is to use the...

Intel Shows Off Laptop With Second, E Ink Screen on Lid

Taylor Courier, BS CPE and BS EE 2013, currently a Software Engineer for Intel Corporation in Portland, Oregon represented the newly released Intel SecondScreen technology at the annual Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco last week.

New tech aims to improve communication between dogs and humans

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans, which has applications in everything from search and rescue to service dogs to training our pets.

Dog Harness Designed to Help Canines Communicate With Owners

Dogs communicate primarily through body language, and one of our challenges was to develop sensors that tell us about their behavior by observing their posture remotely, said Dr. David Roberts, assistant professor of computer science at NC state and co-author of the...