Jim Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Great. Just wait until that software problem happens to a computer earwig that burrows into someone's brain! Quote
ivan Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 would sending a whole busload of such cockroaches to mars be cheaper then the new curiosity mission? Quote
sobo Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Tricky Dick would've loved these things... Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted November 29, 2011 Author Posted November 29, 2011 These guys in Michigan fly remote controlled beetles around like drones. They hacked into the insect's operating system and mimic the neural firings necessary for the basic maneuver's of flight. They can't see what the insect sees (yet), so they mount a really fucking small video camera on the insect. Quote
Phil K Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 Cool. 'Can't be long before we start to weaponize the little devils. Big ol' June bug loaded with C4..... INCOMING! Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted November 29, 2011 Author Posted November 29, 2011 Exploding lady bugs. Hard on the plants, but harder on the aphids. Not unlike our War on Terror, really. "Hey, sorry about that wedding party. Everybody makes mistakes!" Quote
G-spotter Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 So is the place where they wire up these things a buggery? Quote
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