Army Creates Remote Control Beetles
The army has found a way to remotely control the giant flower beetle by implanting it with electrodes and a radio receiver. Commands are sent to the beetle wirelessly instructing to start, stop, turn right, and turn left. The video below demonstrates the technology on a “medium beetle.” If that’s medium, imagine how massive the large ones must be!
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June 8th, 2009
amazing
October 2nd, 2009
this is so sad
October 3rd, 2009
Sorta, yeah. But really interesting from a scientific perspective.