🪳 Scuba roach to the rescue

July 8, 2026

Scientists have built tiny scuba suits for cyborg cockroaches. Disaster response needed abandoned motel bathroom energy.

Researchers 3D-printed flexible diving gear for remote-controlled Madagascar hissing cockroaches (what a terrifying name). Without the suit, a submerged roach taps out in about two minutes. 

Nanyang Technological University

With it, the bug can walk underwater for up to three hours, thanks to oxygen generated by a hydrogen peroxide and manganese dioxide reaction and piped to its breathing holes.

The goal is flooded rubble, drains and disaster zones where humans cannot fit. Finally, a rescue worker you want to survive but don’t want to shake hands with.

Check them out in action here.