Military developing half-robot, half-insect “cybug” spies
Fox News
07/15/09
Researchers are now experimenting with developing insect cyborgs or ‘cybugs’ that could work as spies. Miniature robots could be good spies, but researchers now are experimenting with insect cyborgs or ‘cybugs’ that could work even better. Scientists can already control the flight of real moths using implanted devices. … Developing such robots has proven a challenge so far, with one major hurdle being inventing an energy source for the droids that is both low weight and high power. Still, evidence that such machines are possible is ample in nature in the form of insects, which convert biological energy into flight...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532511,00.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://mindcontrol.twoday.net/search?q=cyborg
07/15/09
Researchers are now experimenting with developing insect cyborgs or ‘cybugs’ that could work as spies. Miniature robots could be good spies, but researchers now are experimenting with insect cyborgs or ‘cybugs’ that could work even better. Scientists can already control the flight of real moths using implanted devices. … Developing such robots has proven a challenge so far, with one major hurdle being inventing an energy source for the droids that is both low weight and high power. Still, evidence that such machines are possible is ample in nature in the form of insects, which convert biological energy into flight...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,532511,00.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://mindcontrol.twoday.net/search?q=cyborg
Omega - 16. Jul, 10:01