The video says it all, scientists are with the aid of technology able to control the actions of beetles. The beetle carries a wireless microsystem, which includes a micro processor, a radio receiver, battery, and six electrodes implanted in the creatures brain and flight muscles.
Using a lap top computer and a wireless transmitter, scientists are able to tell the beetle which direction to fly in, as well as when they want it to land and take off.
This opens quite a bit of possibilities for man, which the video notes could be used for animal research, search and rescue, and of course war fare. It sounds like a pretty crazy system, and it's incredibly disturbing to think that a bug flying around could be a US government spy, but it's still a hell of a technological development, and great to see something so out there taking place during Bonus Time.
Using a lap top computer and a wireless transmitter, scientists are able to tell the beetle which direction to fly in, as well as when they want it to land and take off.
This opens quite a bit of possibilities for man, which the video notes could be used for animal research, search and rescue, and of course war fare. It sounds like a pretty crazy system, and it's incredibly disturbing to think that a bug flying around could be a US government spy, but it's still a hell of a technological development, and great to see something so out there taking place during Bonus Time.
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