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Scientists Developing Remote-Control Cyborg Moths

Posted by samzenpus on from the stay-out-of-the-light dept.

Zothecula writes We've been hearing a lot about the development of tiny flying sensor-equipped robots, that could be sent into areas such as disaster sites to seek out survivors or survey the damage. However, why go to the trouble of designing those robots from scratch, when there are already ready-made insects that are about the right size? That's the thinking behind research being conducted at North Carolina State University, which is aimed at converting moths into "biobots".

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  1. Mothra by Zordak · · Score: 2

    This will obviously ultimately lead to Mothra, which will be aswesome, especially if these guys also figure out how to build Godzilla so they can have an epic battle to the death that wrecks a scale model of Tokyo.

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  2. Re:Do the tests stat ... by viperidaenz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They live longer than a charge on a battery powered flying vehicle.