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Military developing robot-insect cyborgs
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| July 14, 2009
| Charles Q. Choi
Posted on 07/19/2009 9:40:27 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Instead of creating robots, researchers hope to augment actual insects: Instead of attempting to create miniature robots as spies, researchers are now experimenting with developing insect cyborgs or "cybugs" that could work even better. So far scientists can already control the flight of moths using implanted devices.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Science
KEYWORDS: cyborgs
To: JoeProBono
The Chinese may mistake this for restaurant food.
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posted on
07/19/2009 9:43:09 PM PDT
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Steelfish
To: JoeProBono
Actually I was thinking of the cockroach from The Fifth Element.
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posted on
07/19/2009 9:44:17 PM PDT
by
IrishCatholic
(No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
To: Steelfish
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posted on
07/19/2009 9:44:30 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: IrishCatholic
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posted on
07/19/2009 9:46:00 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
When I was in korea many years back, was once on guard duty. They had this korean guy with me. He had needle and thread and sewed a bunch of these huge moths, wing from top to bottom was 8-10 inches together. They flopped around but got off the ground and stayed about 30 foot in the air for 15 minutes or so. Goofy korean guy.
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07/19/2009 9:51:47 PM PDT
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Eska
To: JoeProBono
So far scientists can already control the flight of moths using implanted devices.I knew it! That fly up on the wall has been eyeballing my computer as I write incendiary comments about Obama on the Freeper threads...
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posted on
07/19/2009 9:53:26 PM PDT
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John123
(Turn on your teleprompter Obama and read your lips... "No New Taxes!!")
To: Eska
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posted on
07/19/2009 9:57:03 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: John123
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posted on
07/19/2009 10:00:37 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
I thought there was this gnat crawling on my monitor....doh!! I fell for it...damn!!
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posted on
07/19/2009 10:01:48 PM PDT
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Niteflyr
("Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good for you".)
To: JoeProBono
oops wrong person: “I thought there was this gnat crawling on my monitor....doh!! I fell for it...damn!!”
:o)
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posted on
07/19/2009 10:03:24 PM PDT
by
Niteflyr
("Just because something is free doesn't mean it's good for you".)
To: JoeProBono
“I think we’ve been bugged”...
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
07/19/2009 11:59:19 PM PDT
by
muleskinner
("You know the Germans always make good stuff')
To: muleskinner
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posted on
07/20/2009 12:09:51 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
One has already been built:
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posted on
07/20/2009 12:32:16 AM PDT
by
jonrick46
(The Obama Administration is a blueprint for Fabian Socialism.)
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