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Flying robots spy for government |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 12:55 pm |
| Tags: robots |
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Before the robot hordes rise up and kill us all, we best get them to do our bidding for a while longer. Instead of going gigantic, scientists have been working to bring automatons down to size, and the researchers at Harvard think they have something perfect for the military. Professor Robert Wood has developed a life-sized robotic fly for use in military surveillance. The robot fly can beat its wings at 110 beats per minute without breaking off thanks to carbon fiber joints. With a wingspan of just over an inch, paint this thing black and you'd be hard pressed to tell this from the real thing. Well, except it doesn't have those weird eyes or legs, and it keeps wanting to look at your top secret documents instead of that candy bar on your desk. — Stephen Schleicher Far East Gizmos, via Uber Gizmo [ Full article ] |
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