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March 25, 2008


kymhorsell

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[You can put the threat of genetic engineering and nanotech grey goo on the back burner; the threat of electro-mechanical engineering has been fast-tracked by the DoD!]

 

Cyborg insects 'born' in DARPA project

Insects with modified body structures and embedded micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) have survived to adulthood in a US Defense Advanced Reseach Projects Agency (DARPA) programme.

DARPA wants to develop inexpensive micro air vehicles to find weapons and explosives inside buildings or caves. Mechanical and fluidic microsystems would allow remote control, could extend insect life, and provide for gas, audio and even imaging sensors.

In the latest work a Manduca moth had its thorax truncated to reduce its mass and had a MEMS component added where abdominal segments would have been, during the larval stage.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/03/18/222271/cyborg-insects-born-in-darpa-project.html

 
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