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Cyborg Cockroach Sparks Ethics Debate

Blog entries

Saturday, 09 November 2013 19:17

So, according to this article, apparently people do have ethical issues with using insects for neuroscience experiments. Or maybe they are worried the idea will eventually escalate to be used on people?

2019

Oct 31 2019 - "Evaluation of an Automatic Sleep Scoring Algorithm in MATLAB" by Jordan Green (Theses)

2014

Aug 26 2014 - "A visual motion detecting module for dragonfly-controlled robots" by Thuy Pham and Charles M. Higgins (Conference papers)
Feb 07 2014 - "Higgins part of the "Nifty Fifty" for 2014" (Public lectures)
Feb 07 2014 - "Higgins part of the "Nifty Fifty" for 2014" (Blog entries)

2013

Jun 01 2013 - "Neuroscience from Bugs and Bots" by Lee Allen, Desert Leaf Magazine (Magazines)

2012

Nov 13 2012 - "Robotic dragonfly" (Blog entries)
Nov 12 2012 - "Higgins part of the "Nifty Fifty" for 2012" (Blog entries)
Nov 12 2012 - "Higgins part of the "Nifty Fifty" for 2012" (Public lectures)
Oct 23 2012 - "Watch out for your finger!" (Videos)
Apr 25 2012 - "UA Neuroscientist to Share Love of Robotics With Kids" by Mari Jensen, UANews (Newspapers)
Apr 24 2012 - "Scientists tap brain signals to help paralyzed hand move" by Sharon Gaudin, Computer World (Magazines)

2011

Dec 18 2011 - "A real-time neural signal processing system for dragonflies" by Thuy Pham (Theses)
Jan 18 2011 - "Insect-Machine Interfacing" by Timothy Melano (Theses)

2010

Nov 14 2010 - "Living insects become 'eyes' for robots" by Charles M. Higgins, Arizona Daily Star (Newspapers)

2009

Aug 24 2009 - "Robo-moth is created in UA lab" by David Morales, Examiner.com (Online)
Aug 19 2009 - "Dragonfly brain recordings" (Videos)

2008

Oct 15 2008 - "The Mothbot" (Projects)
May 12 2008 - "Moving toward more lifelike artificial limbs: 'Robo-moth' hybrid, squid's beak show promise for improving prostheses" by Bryn Nelson, MSNBC.com (Online)
Apr 12 2008 - "Robot security guards strut their stuff" by Michelli Murphy, Arizona Daily Star (Newspapers)
Mar 29 2008 - "The Brain-Machine Interface" (Videos)
Mar 09 2008 - "The cyborg animal spies hatching in the lab" by Jessica Marshall, New Scientist (Magazines)
Mar 08 2008 - "Cyborg insects" (Videos)

2007

Dec 16 2007 - "Mothbot" by Dainik Jagran (Largest Read Daily of India) (Newspapers)
Dec 11 2007 - "Moth-based Robot May Lead to 'Hybrid' Computers" by Sharon Gaudin, Computer World (Magazines)
Dec 03 2007 - "Scientist: 'Hybrid' computers will meld living brains with technology" by Sharon Gaudin, Computer World Magazine (Magazines)
Nov 19 2007 - "Earth & Sky (radio show), "Scientists build a robo-moth"" by Earth and Sky (Radio interviews)
Nov 16 2007 - "UA Researchers Create Robot Driven by Moth's Brain" by UA News (Online)
Nov 15 2007 - "Simple moth might command robot" by Dan Sorenson, Arizona Daily Star (Newspapers)
Nov 13 2007 - "Robo-Moth goes Gizmoz" (Videos)
Nov 10 2007 - " Scientific American News: Bytes of the Week" by Scientific American (Magazines)
Nov 09 2007 - "Living brain in powerful robot body tech goes live" by Lewis Page, The Register (Newspapers)
Nov 08 2007 - "Futuresheet.com: "'Robo-moth' melds insect, machine"" by Futuresheet.com (Online)
Nov 08 2007 - "Mothbot: Moth Controls Robotic Vehicle" by Technovelgy (Online)
Nov 08 2007 - "Engadget.com: "Robo-moth can't flap, still likes flames"" by Engadget (Online)
Nov 08 2007 - "Switched.com: ""Robo-Moth" Gives Hope to Amputees"" by Switched.com (Online)
Nov 07 2007 - "Gizmodo.com: "Buggy Bot: Robo-Moth Hooks Up Insect's Brain to a Robot"" by Gizmodo 2007 (Online)
Nov 02 2007 - "The RoboMoth: Optomotor response test" by Timothy Melano (Videos)
Jul 07 2007 - "Scientists put moth on wheels and let the robotic times roll" by Denise Gellene, Los Angeles Times (Newspapers)
Jul 04 2007 - "The RoboMoth: Horizontal cell response" by Timothy Melano (Videos)

2006

Dec 18 2006 - "A Mobile Electrophysiology Board for Autonomous Biorobotics" by Leslie I. Ortiz (Theses)

2005

Aug 18 2005 - "A Robotic Implementation of Insect Target-Tracking Algorithms" by Leslie I. Ortiz and C. M. Higgins (Conference abstracts)

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