These robo-bugs sound like something ripped from the pages of a pulpy sci-fi novel. But they could save your life.⁠ ⁠ An international team of engineers has created a thin, flexible solar-powered device that turns cockroaches into cyborgs. They hope these robo-bugs could revolutionize search-and-rescue efforts by reaching tight spaces that humans can’t and detecting people covered in rubble.⁠ ⁠ Researchers have been tinkering with cyborg insects for longer than you might expect: The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) started researching insects’ spy potential in the 1940s, according to documents released by the agency in 2016. And since 2006, DARPA has sought to fund cyborg bug projects. ⁠ ⁠ Head to the link in bio to learn more about their research: @inverse⁠ ⁠ 📸 credit: CSA-Printstock/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images