tvashtarkatena Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 The New Cyborgs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Great. Just wait until that software problem happens to a computer earwig that burrows into someone's brain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 would sending a whole busload of such cockroaches to mars be cheaper then the new curiosity mission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Tricky Dick would've loved these things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil K Posted November 29, 2011 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 So is the place where they wire up these things a buggery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Buggah!!!1 [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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