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Robot Eats Flies to Generate Power

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the carnivorous-automotons dept.

ms47 writes "Interesting little story over at MSNBC today about 'robots that can be sent into dangerous or inhospitable areas to carry our remote industrial or military monitoring of, say, temperature or toxic gas concentrations.' The neat part is it's powered by 'catching flies and digesting them in special fuel cells.'"

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  1. it has to be... by wertarbyte · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I, for one, welcome our new robotic, fly eating overlords.

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    Life is just nature's way of keeping meat fresh.
  2. Re:Wait... by Chilltowner · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hmm...what if they want something...larger...taster...filled with more sweet, sweet caloric energy? What if they find an abundant larger animal that sates their new hunger? Let's get down to brass tacks...what if they start eatin' people? Laws of Robotics be damned, they're hungry!