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MIT creates remote-controlled zombie moths
By adamg on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 9:29am
Electronics Weekly reports researchers at MIT have managed to stuff an electrode into a moth that can be used to control the moth's behavior:
"This is a major advance," says insect neurobiologist Roy Ritzmann at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. DARPA hopes this kind of control will one day allow intelligence agencies to use insects to carry surveillance equipment and spy on unsuspecting enemies.
The article does not say if they are also experimenting with ill tempered sea bass.
Via BostInnovation.
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Oh God
OhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGodOhGod.
Horror movie possibilities aside, this is fascinating. I hope they can get them to do something like this:
http://youtu.be/YQIMGV5vtd4
Combine the two
Stuff zombie moths into one of those, send it into the enemy capital and open the hatch when its in front of Evil Dictator's car. The moths swarm, driver blinded, car crashes and dictator is dead. Then the moths fly away, leaving no evidence behind.
Interesting idea
I wonder if they take requests?
Bwahahaha
I'll be out today buying up all the mothballs I can find. They'll never take me alive!