DARPA Creates Remote Controlled Insects

EmagGeek writes "Attempts by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to create cybernetic insects (hybrids of biological and electronic 'bugs') have yielded ultra-low power radios to control the bugs' flight and a method of powering those circuits by harvesting energy, according to research that will be reported this week at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference. 'Electrodes and a control chip are inserted into a moth during its pupal stage. When the moth emerges the electrodes stimulate its muscles to control its flight. I expect a run on bug zappers any day."

Comments

Re:I, for one, welcome our new Insect Overlords

[MrNaz]

You underestimate the capacity of government contractors to make a cheap item expensive.

You also seem to underestimate the capacity of the US government to simply raise taxes when oppressing those very taxpayers is outside the current budget.

Re:I saw this in a B movie on the sci-fi channel.

[circletimessquare]

only if she's super hot and can only say "multipass" in a heavy euro accent

Re:I saw this in a B movie on the sci-fi channel.

[MichaelSmith]

I hope they can reconstruct my own personal Milla Jovovich from fragment DNA :)

How are you going to get your hands on her her DNA?