If they can do this to a beetle.....

[Malacite]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

Next up is the SOP system.


Seriously though, this largely works because bugs are brainless. Yes they have instincts and function their own, but a bug is essentially just a bundle of nerves in a hard shell; thus it's extremely easy to manipulate with electrical pulses as demonstrated in the article.


Animals and especially us humans are much more complex. All in all, very cool find!

[Caspian]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Start.

[Balfree]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Start.

Makes beetles fire lazer beams.

[Taskmage]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

This technology exactly:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSCLBG9KeX4]YouTube - Cyborg insects[/ame]

And the reverse:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-0eZytv6Qk]YouTube - Robot with a rat brain[/ame]

[Feba]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

Animals and especially us humans are much more complex.

Eh, on the level of thinking, yes, but on the level of manipulation not really. Shocking muscles into acting has been done with human for years, it's all just a matter of finetuning things really.

[KingOfZeal]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

Heh, yeah, ever seen House? He does it a few times... looks entertaining, actually. Except for the whole you-have-to-have-your-skull-off thing...

[Feba]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

Google face dancing.

[Kailea]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

one step closer to...

Cyborg Beetle Fighter Omega!

*grabs his belt buckle* Henshin!

[Malacite]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

[Raydeus]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

/

Can't see that pic Mal.

Also, Kabuto, Necros and T-virus...

Damn Dead Space, I really shouldn't play it in a dark room so late at night. /shiver

[Malacite]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

<_< works fine for me.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/bigimages/cyborg-gj.jpg

Thats the link. It wasn't that hard to just post that. Fyi it doesn't show for me either.

[Malacite]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

@- @ why do I keep ending up picking crappy links...

[Balfree]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

You're Malacite and no one is controlling your nervous system besides yourself.

OMFG (BURN)

[ShepardG]

Re: If they can do this to a beetle.....

That shit is so funnie^^

I wish I had a remote control beetle I could send down range to do recons on IED's. At this point, I just send a 200 thousand dollar robot. Beetles would be alot more...cost... effective.