Tiny Insect Cyborgs Could Act As First Responders

Posted by samzenpus on Friday November 25, 2011 @01:07AM from the electric-ant dept.

Zothecula writes "Insects have served as the inspiration for a number of Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) that could be deployed to monitor hazardous situations without putting humans in harm's way. Now researchers at the University of Michigan College of Engineering are proposing using actual live insects enhanced with electronic sensors to achieve the same result. The insect cyborgs would use biological energy harvested from their body heat or movements to potentially power small sensors implanted on their bodies in order to gather vital information from hazardous environments."

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I for one, by iCEBaLM · 2011-11-25 01:13 · Score: 3, Funny

Welcome our new Insect Cyborg overlords
How long until it is weaponized? by marcosdumay · 2011-11-25 01:19 · Score: 3

Seems an obvious candidade for weaponization. How log will it take?

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Can you see the hostages....? by Chrisq · 2011-11-25 01:22 · Score: 3, Funny

Can you see the hostages....?
No I'm afraid our high tech surveillance system has been thwarted by a fly-spray.
Obvious applications by wdef · 2011-11-25 01:44 · Score: 3, Funny

The "up skirt" and "bathroom cam" pron subgenres will put this to good use.