Cyborg beetles to be the US military's latest weapon

Researchers Hirotaka Sato, Michel Maharbiz, and colleagues implanted a system of nerve and muscle stimulators, a microbattery, and a microcontroller with transceiver into beetles. They were able to successfully control the beetles' take off, flight, and landing by stimulating the brain to work the wings. They controlled turns through stimulating the basilar muscles on one side or the other to make the wings on that side flap harder.
from: http://www.physorg.com/news174812133.html

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[ParanormalResource]

They might, discuss it on the forum :D

[shamansays]

sure does look as if that bug is swinging from a string, I think they are making it turn, but is tethered to something?

[ParanormalResource]

I have a 2nd vid about it in my list.

It's not on a string, it's just hard to manouver.

[hopiable]

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[ParanormalResource]

what?

[ParanormalResource]

@crazymonkeyVII I kinda agree here.

This goes very far.

[crazymonkeyVII]

@Toro953 i can imagine the great things that can come from this, but also the terrible things that can come from this. if this technology is used by the wrong people for the wrong reasons.....

and beside that, i find it still kinda cruel for the beetle.....

[Toro953]

@crazymonkeyVII all extremes are bad, but they must keep pursuing this kind of technology! imagine all the great things that can come from this

[IX0o0XI]

I sure hope that they won't use this on humans!

[ParanormalResource]

I totally agree, this is plane bad.

[ParanormalResource]

I think you would like mt forum. :P

You should give it a try. :D

[crazymonkeyVII]

I think it is very cruel, can you imagine walking on the street without knowing why, while someone else is moving your legs? i think it is UNACCEPTABLE!!!