# Cyborg Roaches Can Stab You With Needles

**Published:** September 5, 2026
**Author:** Charles Q. Choi
**Source:** IEEE Spectrum — Robotics
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/cyborg-roaches-can-stab-you-with-needles

Imagine you are trapped under rubble after an earthquake and you see an electronics-covered cockroach with a spring-loaded needle on its back scuttling toward you. Although the sight might be unnerving, to say the least, this prototype paramedic cyborg, or “Paraborg,” might one…

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**Tags:** #Робототехника

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