Remote controlled 'cyborg beetles' could be used to spy on TERRORISTS
Scientists have turned an insect into a cyborg which can be flown by remote control like a drone.
Experts attached electrodes and tiny radio receiver backpacks to giant flower beetles.
The modifications allowed the team to direct the three-inch bug to walk, fly left or right and even hover.
Researcher Hirotaka Sato, of Nanyang Technological University , in Singapore, said: “This technology could be an improved alternative to remote-controlled drones as it could go into areas which were not accessible before.”
It is thought the robotic insects could be used to spy on terrorists or locate earthquake survivors.
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