Radio Controlled Cyborg Insects At MEMS 2009

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @09:39AM from the why-does-she-have-a-hammer? dept.

Frankie Modellismo writes "During MEMS 2009, a Micro Electro Mechanical Systems conference taking place in Sorrento (near Naples in Italy), the University of California, Berkeley showed a wireless system to control a live rhinoceros beetle. The researchers controlled the movement of the beetle thanks to six electrodes installed in the insect's brain. The rhinoceros beetles can carry up to 3gr, and fly carrying the control module that weighs a little more than 1 gr." The page is in Italian, but the pictures speak for themselves.

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engrish by d3l33t · 2009-01-28 09:46 · Score: 4, Informative

Nikkei Microdevices has an interesting write up (in english) here: http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20090128/164717/
Re:Beware of article link by $RANDOMLUSER · 2009-01-28 09:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Too bad they're not radio controlled. Then you'd have something useful.

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