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- welk, on 05/04/2008, -1/+24They'll fail to work 99% of the time since this is a military project. But hey, the final cost will only be 17 billion...
- blueloop68, on 05/04/2008, -1/+18Saving thousands of lives? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight...
- regression, on 05/04/2008, -1/+18Scientifically, I think this is absolutely fascinating. However, In light of current privacy abuses, I see governments using this new technology to spy on its own citizens in the name of the "war on terror". Well fourth amendment, it was nice knowing you.
- KayIslandDrunk, on 05/04/2008, -0/+16Save thousands of lives? All depends what side you're on...
- jbenson2, on 05/04/2008, -2/+11As mentioned on hotair.com yesterday: "the sweetest part is the utter paranoia it’ll engender in the enemy once the word gets out. Every time a spider crawls past or a dragonfly floats by, they’ll look and wonder."
- Risingashes, on 05/04/2008, -0/+8They'll likely be available for public use within 5 years. Then the fun really begins.
- Dundasbro, on 05/04/2008, -3/+11If they have cameras watching their every move, what is the point of getting smaller, more expensive cameras?
- ICSU, on 05/04/2008, -0/+7Thousands of lives? Are these mofos planning other wars soon?
- nstanosheck, on 05/04/2008, -1/+8Insecticons... ATTTACK!!!!
- inactive, on 05/04/2008, -2/+9This really bothers me as far as my rights to privacy are concerned.
Im going to go post about it on my facebook, myspace and personal blog. - DestroyFascism, on 05/04/2008, -0/+7Starts building EMP engine.....
- BurningSky, on 05/04/2008, -1/+7Despite all of the bad implications, every time I read about some crazy new technology being developed, I think about how cool it is to be living in the future...
- nomadxx7, on 05/04/2008, -3/+9Invasion of personal privacy? Hard to get a CCTV into a persons house without them noticing I'd assume
- terminalpariah, on 05/04/2008, -0/+5And the US military is adding electronics to real, living bugs. http://digg.com/general_sciences/Unleashing_the_Bu ...
This sounds like something out of an RTS. - liah, on 05/04/2008, -1/+6I'll believe it when it's on something more credible than the Daily Mail. Pretty cool idea, nonetheless!
- JimintheOC, on 05/04/2008, -2/+6Perhaps you should see a counselor about your paranoia.
- charlietuna, on 05/04/2008, -1/+5Perhaps 7.62mm of high velocity copper jacketed lead right into the brain would do as well. Pretty scary watching that happen to the guy next to you.
- JimintheOC, on 05/04/2008, -1/+5Don't know much about combat or today's soldiers do you? The ability to have eyes and ears around the next corner, the next block, or the next mile would be a huge asset to the military.
As far as civilian espionage; what are you hiding – the brand of peanut butter you use? Civilian espionage is just what communists & socialists (democrats) are known for. - breezytrees, on 05/04/2008, -0/+4Prototypes could be [in your living room] by the end of the year, scuttling into potential danger areas such as [civilian households] to relay [damaging] images back to [government agencies] safely positioned nearby.
- rhabd0mancer, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3According to the Washington Post, some of these dragonfly drones have already been spotted buzzing around anti-war rallies.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ... - breezytrees, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3CCTV, but smaller and undetectable. Fun.
- inactive, on 05/04/2008, -2/+5because now they can EAT YOUR BRAINS
- GlassAgate, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3It'll be loads of fun when the little critters have little speakers
built into them. The people will think that they're going
crazy. "The cockroaches are speaking to me", he'll tell his
friends".
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to continue a discussion
about international trade agreements with a wasp, two
lady bugs, and a grass hopper. - troycott, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3*splats fly*
So that's what it's like to destroy a million dollar piece of technology. - ProtocolJ, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3...new from SC Johnson... nano Raid!
- subterfuge, on 05/04/2008, -2/+5the graphics on that page are worse than the ones i've been playing games with for years! it looks like someone drew them up on his computer for kicks.
- breezytrees, on 05/04/2008, -0/+3upskirts? comon: http://www.robobugsextapes.com/
- warriorscot, on 05/04/2008, -2/+4Actually the US has allot more of them than the UK, you have cameras in almost all your traffic lights we use IR sensors and not even on all of them and the cameras that we do have in the UK most of them are privately owned. But don't let me burst your conspiracy bubble.
- MortalynFlux, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2roborape.com
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/173164 - rockpeteuk, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2first decent thing the daily mail has ever published
- ultraJesus, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3If I was over there I would be more interested in better body armor and weapons.
- captaindigger, on 05/04/2008, -2/+4It will be interesting the first time you go to swat that pesky fly on the wall and it shorts out and flies away. Then you realize that you are being watched by Big Brother and your privacy is now a thing of the passed. Then your president has a news broadcast telling the people that it's necessary to fight the "War on Terror"
- MortalynFlux, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2robobugupskirts.com ... I'l race you to the registration site!
- GlassAgate, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2The brand of peanut butter, that I use, is one of my
best kept secrets. I buy several brands
at once, just to fool people. - GlassAgate, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Robosex
Human-robo sex
Robo Horse sex
Two robos and one human
... - NelsonR, on 05/04/2008, -2/+4So nice to see battlefield devices being constantly invented. Hunger, diseases, cancer and the like don't have to be priorities. Humans????
- xexx, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2Obviously the next step in the technology would be a delivery system for some kind of agent.... Mechanical stinging bees anyone? Enough of them and a shot would never need to be fired.
- Frnnkdlxx, on 05/05/2008, -0/+2I was going to say the same thing. Save thousands of whose lives? Since we're doing all the killing and pick on "foes" who are at least 1,000 years less advanced than we.... Who is benefitting from the continued development of new military technology? Shouldn't war have been rendered obsolete by december of 1945?
- nevermind13, on 05/04/2008, -1/+3Save thousands of lives by those using the technology. They'll make up for it by easily massacring the opponent.
- GlassAgate, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Think of how cool it'll be when a swarm of
them can combine to form something bigger? - GlassAgate, on 05/04/2008, -0/+2Conspiracy to destroy federal government property...
that'll cost ya. - breezytrees, on 05/05/2008, -0/+12girls1robo.
- GlassAgate, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Too many dogs? What the devil
are you talking about? I think that
you're confusing me with someone
else. - danarama, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1"Pictures from the bug are beamed back to the operator, allowing the target to be blown up" ...saving numerous lives in it's aftermath.
- Quicksilver4648, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1It probably is, they just didn't tell us.
- KiraDnote, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1Ain't it great the way weapons save lives?
- xexx, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1This would be the ultimate method of assassination... just think about it, they could easily drop off small payloads into food or even in your mouth when you're sleeping at night, inject you with poison or some kind of tranquilizer that would cease all movement and allow troops to walk in without a bullet ever being fired.
- xexx, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1The article seems to suggest it's a joint venture being funded by the US and done by a British company. I recently read that DARPA was doing exactly this though.
- GlassAgate, on 05/04/2008, -0/+1What about EMP grenades? EMP
trip wires? -
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