Invasion of the robot creepy crawlies: From spider-bots to robo-roaches that climb STAIRS, machines are becoming much more skin-crawling

A swarm of robotic cockroaches and an army of spider-bots the size of your arm might seem like something out of your worst nightmare. But these menacing machines working together might just be the future of technology. The robo-roaches might eventually help search and rescue teams, and the creators of the spider bots hope they will help build planes and ships one day. VelociRoACH (pictured) is a crawling hexapod bot and research platform built by the University of California, Berkeley. VelociRoACH is a crawling hexapod bot and research platform built by the University of California, Berkeley.