Engineering:Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (HI-MEMS) is a project of DARPA, a unit of the United States Department of Defense. Created in 2006, the unit's goal is the creation of tightly coupled machine-insect interfaces by placing micro-mechanical systems inside the insects during the early stages of metamorphosis.[1] After implantation, the "insect cyborgs" could be controlled by sending electrical impulses to their muscles.[2] The primary application is surveillance. The project was created with the ultimate goal of delivering an insect within 5 meters of a target located 100 meters away from its starting point.[3] In 2008, a team from the University of Michigan demonstrated a cyborg unicorn beetle at an academic conference in Tucson, Arizona. The beetle was able to take off and land, turn left or right, and demonstrate other flight behaviors.[4] Researchers at Cornell University demonstrated the successful implantation of electronic probes into tobacco hornworms in the pupal stage.[5]
References
- ↑ Uppal, Rajesh (1 May 2019). "DARPA's HI-MEMS (Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) Created Cyborg Insects for Military Micro Air Vehicles Missions". International Defence, Security & Technology. https://idstch.com/technology/electronics/darpas-hi-mems-hybrid-insect-micro-electro-mechanical-systems-created-cyborg-insects-military-micro-air-vehicles-missions/. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ↑ Thompson, Mark (18 April 2008). "Unleashing the Bugs of War". Time Magazine. http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732226,00.html. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ↑ Kitchener, Gary (16 March 2006). "Pentagon plans cyber-insect army". BBC America. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4808342.stm. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ↑ Christensen, Bill (27 January 2008). "HI-MEMS: Cyborg Beetle Microsystem". Technovelgy.com. http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1420. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ↑ Christensen, Bill (27 January 2008). "HI-MEMS: Control Circuits Embedded in Pupal Stage Successfully". Technovelgy.com. http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1421. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "HI-MEMS - Programs - Microsystems Technology Office". October 8, 2007. http://www.darpa.gov/mto/programs/himems/index.html.
- "Dragonfly or Insect Spy? Scientists at Work on Robobugs.". October 9, 2007. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/08/AR2007100801434.html.
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