Engineers at the University of California at Berkeley have developed remote-control beetles that can be used as spies! They aren't just robots, either. These are cyborgs, real beetles that have implanted electrodes that control their flight muscles.
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(image credit: Hirotaka Sato and Michel M. Maharbiz, U. C. Berkeley)
With the mind of a machine and the nimble body of an insect, this bug-bot may be the perfect scout: inexpensive, expendable, and capable of surreptitious reconnaissance. The Berkeley researchers, led by Michael Maharbiz, note that beetles are strong enough to carry useful payloads, such as a miniature camera.
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(image credit: Hirotaka Sato and Michel M. Maharbiz, U. C. Berkeley)
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