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Vehicle for Cockroaches
William Robinson wrote to mention an entertaining Wired news article about vehicle meant for cockroaches. From the article: "Hertz has constructed a three-wheeled robotic vehicle that lets a Madagascan hissing cockroach navigate a room while perched atop a ping-pong ball. The ball works like a computer mouse's track ball. Where the roach moves on the ball, the vehicle moves in the room.
Sensors on the bot can tell when it's going to hit something. It also has a semi-circle of LED lights facing the roach, so when it's about to hit an obstacle an LED will shine on the creature from the direction of the barrier, hopefully causing it to run in the other direction."
Am I the only guy who read the blurb and couldn't help but blurt out: "What the fuck is Hertz doing working on a rent-a-ping-pong-ball...for roaches?!"
It was like living in a Ziggy strip, I swear to God.
...Innovation is slowing down. HA! Take that Jonathan Huebner!
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They're gonna be the ones surviving the nuclear wars anyway, so might as well teach them how to use the technology while we can.
*DrugCheese rants*
If they can just get them to use cellphones while they drive it might be a great way to wipe out cockroaches. Darwin would be proud.
Next thing you know, we'll be giving squad cars to the spiders to keep those speed demon roaches in check...
Click here or a puppy gets stomped!
... La Cucaracha for the horn?