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Electronic Warfare Insects Coming Soon

Posted by timothy on from the sure-makes-me-sleep-better dept.

Mike writes "British defence giant BAE Systems is creating a series of tiny electronic spiders, insects and snakes that could become the eyes and ears of soldiers on the battlefield, helping to save thousands of lives, and they claim that prototypes could be on the front line by the end of the year. A fascinating development to be sure, but who thinks this won't be misused domestically for spying and evidence gathering?" Included in the story is a link to a creepy little (scripted, rendered) demo video of these robots in action.

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  1. On high school by edsousa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This would make a lot of boys happy :) Just wonder the different uses the insects can have...

  2. Re:BAE Systems Motto by Hal_Porter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Has anyone else noticed the conversations that twitter's sockpuppets have with each other are getting stranger?

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