In this episode Barbara Webb presents her cricket robot, explains why it is sometimes easier to build a robot than a computer model, and speculates on the future of animal-robot hybrids.

Related episodes:

• Robots: Curved Artificial Compound Eye -- 31 May, 2013
• Robots: Controlled Flight of Insect-sized Robots -- 3 May, 2013
• Robots: Insect-inspired Navigation -- 22 February, 2013
• Robots: Robotic Fish and Mannequins -- 1 June, 2012
• Robots: Self-Organizing Systems -- 24 February, 2012