Giant Madagascan Hissing Cockroach Pilots Robot

This project has been posted on Vimeo for the past two years, and somehow has just entered my radar now. Get this: A robot is manned by a Madagascan hissing cockroach. Each movement the roach makes (perched atop a trackball type ping-pong ball) controls the movement of the robot.

See it in action:

Dually amazing and creepy. Read about the project in great detail here.

• Previously, Remote Control Roaches Detect Nukes.
• Augmented Reality to Cure Cockroach Phobias.