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Cyborg Cockroaches?

ercoerco Posts: 20,259
edited 2012-09-07 23:20 in General Discussion
Researchers say they've figured out a way to create cyborg, remote-controlled cockroaches, hoping one day the resilient creatures could be steered into disaster zones to gather information and look for survivors.

http://news.yahoo.com/cyborg-cockroaches-may-future-emergency-responders-202431344.html

Talk about your dead bug wiring...

Comments

  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2012-09-07 19:10
    It's been done already...
  • rod1963rod1963 Posts: 752
    edited 2012-09-07 23:20
    Makes a lot of sense. They are small, mobile, work for garbage. Whats not to like.

    The scary thing is the same tech will be used to spy on citizens as well. Just look at cell phones, they've become tracking and monitoring devices that you can make phone calls with.
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