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Flybot – Fly shaped Robot for Reconnaissance
The Flybot, a new robotic reconnaissance fly may help keep a more soldiers, and others out of harms way.
Scientists at Harvard have invented a robotic fly to send on reconnaissance missions in areas too dangerous for humans, such as those contaminated by chemical or biological weapons.
It can also be used to find hidden bombs and in search missions.
The “flybot”, which can fit on a fingertip, is made of lightweight carbon and weighs less than a pin.
Researchers, led by Professor Robert Wood, spent seven years on the project with the backing of the US military.
“The real benefit of the fly is that from a military aspect, you probably wouldn’t be able to notice it,” said Prof Wood.
Sky News has some more info about the Flybot
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6 Comments
Apr 3, 20091:34 am
ok Jim doesn’t know what he is talkin about. This device would be great for recon but it just seems to small for anything like taking out rocket crews during combat. i don’t mean to talk down the device it just doesn’t look like it has the fuel capacity to carryout missions like that
Apr 28, 20102:01 pm
I dont know what type of fuel this device uses, but i guess it runs on batteries. I’m not a robotic engineer, this is just a crazy idea but, how about you replace the wings with slightly bigger “butterfly-looking” wings with solar-panel capabilities, than it could in theory fly around forever, at least in sunny areas like the middle east?
Aug 24, 20116:49 pm
lithium…
Oct 24, 20114:05 pm
Absolute nonsense! I’ve flown my share of R/C micro-helicopters and they can only be flown inside, or at times outside if there is NO breeze. Something this small would be blown away from from something as small as a bird fart! What a freaking waste of tax payers money.
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9:09 am
Reconnaissance ? Better yet, if the device could be used to search and destroy single individuals like the rocket launchers in Lebanon/the Hezbollah fighters. This would be the ideal weapon. The device could be fitted with a chemical agent to incapacite the individual. This kind of weapon, fitted with other capabilities would instill severe terror against the enemy.