In a lab at North Carolina State University, researchers have created moths that are a blend of wires and tissue. The eventual plan: to control a cyborg moth army. The biobots could be used to map ecosystems, spot survivors in search and rescue missions, or to carry...
Researchers at North Carolina State University have figured out how to make cyborg cockroaches — or biobots, as they call them — pick up sound and seek out its source. So one day, the first responders to a rubble-filled disaster scene might be rescue...
In the big picture, we want to know whether we can control the movement of moths for use in applications such as search and rescue operations, says Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at NC State and co-author of a paper on the...
Alper Bozkurt from North Carolina State University explained the idea is to attach sensors to moths to create a flexible aerial sensor network.
Two North Carolina State University researchers are working with Disney on technology that would change the way fans watch football games on television. Football fans know you have to keep your eye on the ball, but that can be easier said than done. That’s where...
Researchers from North Carolina State University are trying to turn a living moth into a remote-controlled robot, or biobot.
When you see a cockroach crawling toward you, have you ever wished you could just steer it away like a remote-controlled car? A group of researchers from North Carolina State University in Raleigh made this possible, by implanting electrodes in the body of a...
The solution is called EcoPRT, which stands for ecological personal rapid transit. It was developed by two guys here in Raleigh, and it will change the world. Assistant Teaching Professor Seth Hollar and founder of howstuffworks.com Marshall Brain, both of North...
Two NC State engineers are collaborating to fill a gap in transit at the university by developing a privately funded transit system. Seth Hollar and Marshall Brain, electrical & computer engineering, featured.
Researchers have collaborated with Disney Research to develop a new tracking system that can be used in balls. David Ricketts, electrical and computer engineering, featured.
Researchers are poised to use the Weissman scores to show efficacy of compression algorithms. Dror Baron, electrical and computer engineering, featured.
Engineering Live host and Editor-in-Chief David Mantey leads expert panel in a discussion centered around the old war between AC and DC to discuss the future and next generation solutions. Alex Q. Huang, electrical & computer engineering, featured.
Diesel, a Labrador Retriever, wears a vest that NC State researchers developed that may change how dogs are trained and used in important tasks, such as search and rescue missions. David Roberts, computer science-engineering, and Alper Bozkurt, electrical &...
Using state-of-the-art technology, North Carolina State University, Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research have developed futuristic tracking technology that will allow officials to place the ball more accurately on the field. David Ricketts, electrical and...
While the insect was in its late pupal stage, still wrapped in a cocoon, the team from North Carolina State University implanted an electrode in the creature’s indirect flight muscles
The moth is connected to a wireless platform that collects the electromyographic data as the moth moves its wings. To give the moth freedom to turn left and right, the entire platform levitates, suspended in mid-air by electromagnets.
The team carefully attached electrodes to moths that were still in their pupal form, and when the creatures emerged and began using their wings, the signals sent to the muscles were recorded.
With the help of researchers, referees may soon have a new way of determining whether a football team has scored a touchdown or gotten a first down. David Ricketts, electrical and computer engineering, featured.
Researchers have developed a new system that can track a football in three-dimensional space using low-frequency magnetic fields. David Ricketts, electrical and computer engineering, featured.
Researchers have developed a new system that can track a football in three-dimensional space using low-frequency magnetic fields. David Ricketts, electrical and computer engineering, featured.
