U.S. Military Plans to Make Insect Cyborgs...

[bridgit]

'WASHINGTON - Facing problems in its efforts to train insects or build robots that can mimic their flying abilities, the U.S. military now wants to develop "insect cyborgs" that can go where its soldiers cannot.

The goal is to create technology that can achieve 'the delivery of an insect within five meters of a specific target located at hundred meters away, using electronic remote control, and/or global positioning system.'
Once at the target, 'the insect must remain stationary either indefinitely or until otherwise instructed ... (and) must also be able to transmit data from (Department of Defense) relevant sensors ... includ(ing) gas sensors, microphones, video, etc..'

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.'

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0314-03.htm

and...as a kicker,

http://www.voyle.net/Nano%20Defence%202005/Main%20Defence%202005%20.htm

[bridgit]

1. nano kick...

:kick:

[greenman3610]

2. ever see Starship Troopers?

[bridgit]

3. yup, the spiders in 'minority report' came to mind as well...