{"id":10600,"date":"2025-07-25T15:31:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:31:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:31:06","slug":"german-army-considers-proposal-for-cybernetic-cockroach-swarms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/german-army-considers-proposal-for-cybernetic-cockroach-swarms\/","title":{"rendered":"German army considers proposal for cybernetic cockroach swarms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-spacing=\"double\">The biorobotics start-up Swarm Biotactics has proposed to German authorities that it strengthen the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) with swarms of cybernetic cockroaches equipped with special miniature backpacks and cameras for real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and data collection on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">Sven Weizenegger, head of the Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/spy-cockroaches-ai-robots-germany-plots-future-warfare-2025-07-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">confirmed<\/a><\/span> this proposal in a statement to the\u00a0<em>Reuters<\/em>\u00a0news agency.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">Weizenegger explained that these insects would be remotely controlled by military personnel via &#8220;electrical stimulators.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">The objective of these miniature animals is to obtain intelligence in hostile environments, such as gathering information about enemy positions.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\"><strong>Insects will be controlled with electrical stimulators<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">&#8220;Our biorobots, created based on live insects, are equipped with neural stimulation systems, sensors, and secure communication modules,&#8221; said Swarm Biotactics CEO Stefan Vilhelm.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">According to Vilhelm, military personnel can control each cockroach individually, or the insects can operate autonomously in &#8220;swarm mode.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">Founded last year, Swarm Biotactics is headquartered in Kassel, Germany, and also has a branch in San Francisco, US.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">The company defines its activities as creating live intelligent systems, a &#8220;new category of robotics&#8221; designed to operate in conditions inaccessible to drones and ground robots.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">These areas include scattered, hard-to-reach, and high-risk terrains, including military conflict zones.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\"><strong>&#8216;Our mission is to create an adaptable reconnaissance platform for any terrain&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">&#8220;Our mission is to create a scalable, dual-use intelligence platform that can be adapted to any terrain, threat, or mission,&#8221; stated Swarm Biotactics CTO and Co-founder Moritz Strube.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">The company announced in June that it had attracted 10 million euros in a seed funding round. With previous investments, the total amount invested in the company <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250623790761\/en\/SWARM-Biotactics-Raised-%E2%82%AC13M-to-Advance-Bio-Robotics-From-Lab-to-Field\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">has reached 13 million euros.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">The German military command is showing interest in such innovations as part of its plan to increase collaboration with technology start-ups that offer unconventional solutions for the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p data-spacing=\"double\">In addition, Berlin plans to nearly triple its regular defense budget to 162 billion euros annually by 2029.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biorobotics start-up Swarm Biotactics has proposed to German authorities that it strengthen the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) with swarms of cybernetic cockroaches equipped with special miniature backpacks and cameras for real-time reconnaissance, surveillance, and data collection on the battlefield. 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