Military seeks to develop 'insect cyborgs'


Military seeks to develop 'insect cyborgs' -- Shaun Waterman  -- United Press International  -- March 13, 2006
Animal Machine Interface

The U.S. military, facing problems in its efforts to train insects or build robots that can mimic their flying abilities, now wants to develop "insect cyborgs" that can go where troops cannot. The Pentagon is seeking applications from researchers to help them develop technology that can be implanted into living insects to control their movement and transmit video or other sensory data back to their handlers.

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