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Old 03-23-2008, 09:54 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Lightbulb Weird Cyborg Insects
This has to be the coolest new technology I have come across in awhile:



Scientists are currently experimenting with flying cyborg insects by sending different frequency signals to their wings. Watch this amazing video. Obviously, this new technology has tons of interesting possibilities.
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This has to be the coolest new technology I have come across in awhile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSCLBG9KeX4&feature=user

Scientists are currently experimenting with flying cyborg insects by sending different frequency signals to their wings. Watch this amazing video. Obviously, this new technology has tons of interesting possibilities.
Poor bugs.

But, hey! It sure is cool!
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Poor bugs.

But, hey! It sure is cool!
Sure it is cool, cant wait till they do it to humans....
"I am Borg, resistance is futile"
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Sure it is cool, cant wait till they do it to humans....
"I am [Cheney], resistance is futile"
Anyway, as noted above, we have cyborgs among us and they do tend to be dominating.

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Kind of scary really when you think about it....
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Kind of scary really when you think about it....
Now think about how scared the bug is.

"Hey! What the fuck!? I didn't will my wings to beat! What the hell's going on here!? No, no...! The other way jackass! THAT's where I want to go!"
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Sure it is cool, cant wait till they do it to humans....
"I am Borg, resistance is futile"
What makes you think they haven't tried it on humans yet?
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Poor bug.....
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Cybernetics is cool. Can't wait for implantable computers... Network communications have already been done.

Project Cyborg from Wiki

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The second stage involved a more complex chip which was implanted on 2002-03-14, and which interfaced directly into Warwick's nervous system. The electrode array inserted contained around 100 electrodes, of which 25 could be accessed at any one time, whereas the median nerve which it monitored carries many times that number of signals. The experiment proved successful, and the signal produced was detailed enough that a robot arm developed by Warwick's colleague, Dr Peter Kyberd, was able to mimic the actions of Warwick's own arm[17]

By means of the implant, Warwick's nervous system was connected onto the internet in Columbia University, New York. From there he was able to control the robot arm in Reading University and to obtain feedback from sensors in the finger tips. He also successfully connected ultrasonic sensors on a baseball cap and experienced a form of extra sensory input.[18]
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