army of flea size robots to do our bidding
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on the drive with kenny jones – we discussed the creation of the robo flea. swedish researchers are currently working on bunch of tiny, flea-sized robots to do our bidding.
i-swarm robots can be used for everything from surveillance to cleaning to helping with medical procedures. the trick to building useful little robots is to put the entire robot on a single tiny circuit board.
the slightly smaller than the robotic ant or mechanical cockroach.
should we be excited about these miniscule robot helpers or is this another way for big brother to keep an eye on us? here’s what the drive contingent said about the swedish robotic creatures…
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so next time you’re swatting a gnat or fly it may be big brother gathering intel on you! not so cute now are they? this is just the start. soon the world will be crawling with cyborg insects.
that’s right – including the cyborg dung beetle!
catch the drive with kenny jones – weekdays from 4-7pm exclusively on beat-fm 102.5 and online at mybeat.fm.
