Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

What DARPA does with animal test subjects behind closed doors is one thing, but here we have something else entirely: mad-scientist kits that allow anyone at home to control the movement of a ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Backyard Brains has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support RoboRoach -- its endeavour to bring ...

Called the "first commercially available cyborg," RoboRoach is a way of sending directional commands to a live cockroach via a smartphone app. Cyborg cockroaches who can be controlled by smartphones ...

Have you ever wanted to be in possession of your very own cyborg roach? Well, let's be honest: Of course you have. Well, those dreams can now become a reality thanks to "Roboroach", a Kickstarter ...

No matter who you are or what you believe, I think we can all agree on one simple fact: cockroaches are the scourge of humanity. They’re hideous; they transport infectious diseases; and they’re nearly ...

Ever fancied having the ability to control Cockroaches? If you have, then the new RoboRoach application and hardware might be just up your street. The RoboRoach project has just launched on ...

Available to backers via Kickstarter today, and featured at TEDGlobal this week, the RoboRoach is a $99 kit consisting of electrodes, sensors, and a few batteries that allows anyone to drive their ...

You read that right. A kit from neuroscience education company Backyard Brains allows the user to attach electrodes to a living roach, then control that roach’s movements using a smartphone. The ...

Robots are pretty cool, but have you ever wanted to create your own iPhone controlled cyborg? Backyard Brains is banking that a lot of kids are interested in cyborg technology and neuroscience ...

A new era is born.