Cyborg cockroaches to the rescue!

Disaster response teams could be recruiting workers from the insect world in the future. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured.

Kinect Used in First Robo-Roach Autopilot System

Microsoft’s Kinect, the motion-sensing system that lets users play Xbox games without a controller, has been repurposed for many a hack, from steering RC cars to Whole Foods shopping carts. Now, researchers at North Carolina State University say they’re...

Researchers build 3-D structures out of liquid metal

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth,eletrical and computer engineering, un-credited.

3-D Structures Built out of Liquid Metal

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, elettrical and computer engineering, credited.

3-D Printing Shapes In Liquid Metal

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, credited.

Liquid Metal Makes 3D Printer Magic

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited.

Liquid Metal Structures Can Now Be 3D Printed (VIDEO)

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited.

Researchers Demo 3D Printing of Liquid Metal

NC State researchers have developed three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature. John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, uncredited.

Kinect-guided cockroaches could map disaster zones

NC State researchers perform study that connects technology with biological life-forms, using an electronic interface that can control cockroaches. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured.

Video Game Tech Used to Steer Roaches on Autopilot

NC State researchers have used video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopilot so they can be used in rescue operations in disasters sites. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured.