Cyborg Insects Off The Drawing Board, Into The Air
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 8 of April , 2008 at 4:39 am
Robotic insects have got to be the ultimate fantasy of intelligence services around the world. Although people have certainly been working on them, so far they’ve been unable to duplicate the spectacular motor and control systems that insects are born with. One solution is to hijack the insects themselves, using implants to control their nervous systems and steer them around. Although (as you can see from the video above) the basic control systems are understood, there’s still a long way to go in terms of power use, control miniaturization, guidance… And of course the point of the whole exercise, which is getting some data back. Otherwise, spying on people just isn’t as much fun.
[ DARPA Hybrid Insect Program ] VIA [ New Scientist ]
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