On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:46:50 -0700, Carol DeVolder wrote:
OK, although this looks really interesting, I have one question: Don't most
people think cockroaches are super icky?
Perhaps. But that's why you have to emphasize the CYBORG part!
Remind folks that they'll be getting a shiny cyborg cockroach like
Robocop (if your students have never heard of Robocop, play the
movie for them -- it will warm them up to owning their own cyborg).
It's not a cockroach, it's a CYBORG!!!!
;-)
-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu
On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Mike Palij <m...@nyu.edu> wrote:
For those of you who are handy working with electronic components
and doing surgery on large bugs, here's something you might consider
doing for your next lab class though you probably should practice first
to make sure that you know what you're doing when you create your
cyborg cockroach.
Yes, this is very weird.
Anyway, here is one of several articles that are currently out there on
how a new company "Backyard Brains" is selling RoboRoach kits
and materials. Check out the video at the end of the article (which
is also on the YouTube); see:
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.**com/smartnews/2013/06/cyborg-**cockroaches-may-become-new-**teaching-tools-in-**neuroscience-classes/<http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/06/cyborg-cockroaches-may-become-new-teaching-tools-in-neuroscience-classes/>
NOTE #1: I did not know that ice water anesthetizes cockroaches.
NOTE#2: Definitely not for people who find cockroaches super icky.
-Mike Palij
New York University
m...@nyu.edu
P.S. It's probably a good a idea to get your cockroaches from the
"Backyard Brains" folks instead of using "home grown" ones. ;-)
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