Beetle-Borgs

[Dimocritus]

A friend of mine pointed this out to me. DARPA is funding a wirelessly controlled live beetle. Read the full article here.

A giant flower beetle with implanted electrodes and a radio receiver on its back can be wirelessly controlled, according to research presented this week. Scientists at the University of California developed a tiny rig that receives control signals from a nearby computer. Electrical signals delivered via the electrodes command the insect to take off, turn left or right, or hover in midflight. The research, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), could one day be used for surveillance purposes or for search-and-rescue missions.

This may be old news, I'm not sure. Just wanted to see what your thoughts were about it.

[Bruno]

All of the above.

[Rumckle]

Where's the "fuck yeah, where the hell can I get mine?" option?

[Jasper]

Where's the "Some of my best friends are cyborg beetles" option?

[Dimocritus]

Where's the "Some of my best friends are cyborg beetles" option?

Fix'd.

[fomenter]

where is the "Resistance is futile!" option?

[Thurnez Isa]

This article makes me think of and army made up of Giant Cyborg Insects.
And that makes me happy

[Jasper]

Where's the "Some of my best friends are cyborg beetles" option?

Fix'd.

Thank you, good sir.

[Dimocritus]

I figured you deserved it.

[Jasper]

A karmic thinker might come to that conclusion, yes.

[Rococo Modem Basilisk]

Disinformation World News did a segment on something similar.

Or maybe it was Out There Radio. Same guys, and such.

[Dimocritus]

A karmic thinker might come to that conclusion, yes.

That, and it says so right under your name...