We are now one step closer to the dream of conquering the world with a million-strong army of robotic roaches. I read a story in Kotaku today about remote controlled cockroaches that are now ...

Researchers have engineered a system for creating remote controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached to a solar cell.

It’s not illegal to crush or gas a cockroach, but according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, shocking it with electric volts in order to take over its brain should be a felony. The ...