Robot Cockroaches Survive Being Crushed

There aren't many individuals in the world that enjoy bugs, to be honest. They consume cables, can withstand radiation exposure, and are notoriously difficult to kill. They infest areas and overwhelm them with their feces and dead bodies. Therefore, a robotic cockroach merely adds more unsettling elements.

For our benefit, the robot cockroach at least doesn't physically resemble a cockroach. However, it still has the capacity to endure even after being crushed. It can withstand pressure up to one million times greater than its own weight and still manage to escape. Another unnerving cockroach attribute is its ability to move exceedingly quickly, traversing 20 body lengths in less than a second.

The piezoelectric panel makes up the majority of the little creature. It moves when a current is supplied because of a layer of elastic polymer that causes it to bend and then straighten again and a pair of small legs underneath. In the future, a gas sensor will be included so that it can find harmful pollutants even in small spaces.