12160 Social Network2024-03-29T01:43:15ZMike Loweryhttps://12160.info/profile/MikeLoweryhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1961363771?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://12160.info/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=i-robot&user=2vbmbt7qku6g8&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTHE BRITISH ARMY IS CARRYING OUT A MASSIVE TEST OF MILITARY ROBOTS AND DRONEStag:12160.info,2018-11-14:2649739:Topic:18460592018-11-14T16:28:38.451ZMike Loweryhttps://12160.info/profile/MikeLowery
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<div class="div_clear">The British Army is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/army-start-biggest-military-robot-exercise-in-british-history-defence-secretary-announces?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&utm_campaign=621536fc6b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_13_12_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-621536fc6b-">testing out</a> over 70 new technologies, including unmanned vehicles and surveillance drones, in a four-week experiment on one of its biggest training grounds.</div>
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<div id="newsdetail"><div class="download__dek download__dek--full"><strong>What sort of stuff?</strong> The department isn’t giving out specifics but said the focus will be on “surveillance, long-range, and precision targeting, enhanced mobility and the re-supply of forces, urban warfare and enhanced situational awareness.” The development is part of a £800 million “<a href="https://www.contracts.mod.uk/do-features-and-articles/defence-innovation-fund-set-to-unearth-defence-and-security-pioneers/?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&utm_campaign=621536fc6b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_13_12_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-621536fc6b-">innovation fund</a>” launched in 2016.<strong>The aim?</strong> Primarily it’s about reducing the danger to troops during combat, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defense (MoD). One of the main areas it’ll test is “last mile” supply of fuel, food, and ammunition. The exercise will culminate in a simulated battle involving over 200 soldiers to test out the ideas and products.<strong>But ... </strong>Some fear the MoD is going too far. <a href="https://regmedia.co.uk/2018/11/12/drone_wars_uk_off_the_leash_report.pdf?utm_source=MIT+Technology+Review&utm_campaign=621536fc6b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_13_12_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-621536fc6b-">In a report</a> published this month, a campaign group claims the department is “actively funding” work to create fully autonomous killer drones, in contradiction of official statements.The group, called Drone Wars UK, used Freedom of Information requests to map out agencies, laboratories, and contractors conducting research into drones and autonomous weapons technology for the MoD. It warns that this research will lead to drones becoming the first truly autonomous weapons.</div>
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</div> WATCH: ISRAELI AUTONOMOUS DRONE EVACUATES WOUNDED, DELIVERS CARGO IN IDF DEMONSTRATIONtag:12160.info,2018-05-29:2649739:Topic:17828312018-05-29T14:11:57.784ZMike Loweryhttps://12160.info/profile/MikeLowery
<p>Tactical Robotics (a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics Ltd.), based in Yavne, Israel, recently <a href="http://uasweekly.com/2018/05/23/tactical-robotics-successfully-demonstrates-cormorant-multi-role-uas-to-idf/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">debuted </a>its autonomous drone named Cormorant, a single-engine Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft with internal lift rotors enabling it to land and take off almost anywhere. The drone’s radical new design offers life-saving technologies…</p>
<p>Tactical Robotics (a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics Ltd.), based in Yavne, Israel, recently <a href="http://uasweekly.com/2018/05/23/tactical-robotics-successfully-demonstrates-cormorant-multi-role-uas-to-idf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debuted </a>its autonomous drone named Cormorant, a single-engine Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft with internal lift rotors enabling it to land and take off almost anywhere. The drone’s radical new design offers life-saving technologies onto the modern battlefield and emergency disaster situations.</p>
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<p><em>Tactical Robotics (a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics Ltd) has taken the lead in the development of the Cormorant. (Source: Tactical Robotics)</em></p>
<p>Earlier this month, the Israel-based robotics company successfully completed its first “mission representative” demonstration for its primary customer, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The demonstration was conducted at Megiddo Airfield in the Galilee, according to the <a href="http://uasweekly.com/2018/05/23/tactical-robotics-successfully-demonstrates-cormorant-multi-role-uas-to-idf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tactical Robotics press release </a>. The Cormorant drone performed a series of pre-planned flights to a specified point of delivery, offloading specialized cargo, and loading of a manikin that simulated a wounded soldier on the battlefield, which was then returned to the point of origin.</p>
<blockquote><p>“The demonstration, a combination of cargo delivery and casualty evacuation, reflects Cormorant’s unique dual-role capability as the only UAS recognized by NATO to fulfill both cargo delivery and CasEvac missions. As such, the aircraft is designed to exceed the standard reliability and handling qualities required of a typical, tactical UAS in order to meet the requirements to safely ferry human “cargo” back from the battlefield,” Tactical Robotics said.</p>
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<p>Cormorant’s rotor arrangement minimizes its footprint. Internal lift rotors embedded underneath the aircraft within the airframe — allows it access to obstructed areas with wires, buildings, forests, jungles, and even challenging terrain, where helicopters could never attempt a touchdown.</p>
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<p>The aircraft’s single turbocharged engine powers the two lift rotors and two smaller rotors mounted vertically on either side of the drone’s tail.</p>
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<p>According to Tactical Robotics’s website, the engine gives the Cormorant the ability to lift over 1,000 pounds of cargo — or about two wounded soldiers.</p>
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<p>The mission range of the drone is about 30 miles at over 100 mph. The drone’s design followed the most stringent FAA design requirements for rotorcrafts, which could boost its chances for broad adoption in military, civilian, and even industrial applications.</p>
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<p>January 31, 2018<br></br> <a href="https://www.activistpost.com/2018/01/new-ford-patent-highlights-future-robot-police-cars.html">https://www.activistpost.com/2018/01/new-ford-patent-highlights-future-robot-police-cars.html…</a></p>
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<p>January 31, 2018<br/> <a href="https://www.activistpost.com/2018/01/new-ford-patent-highlights-future-robot-police-cars.html">https://www.activistpost.com/2018/01/new-ford-patent-highlights-future-robot-police-cars.html</a></p>
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<p>In October of last year, I reported on the network of autonomous police vehicles <a href="https://www.activistpost.com/2017/10/dubai-police-hoverbikes-technocratic-police-state-future-cities.html">being deployed in Dubai</a> that included hoverbikes and fleets of mini police surveillance vehicles that look like electric cars. The vehicles are part of a citywide initiative of embedding artificial intelligence to patrol with biometric and conventional surveillance tools. I commented at the time that these measures were fairly easy to dismiss by readers accustomed to a constitutional republic, since Dubai is ruled by an absolute monarchy under Sharia Law that has free rein to rapidly implement new forms of governance. Nevertheless, I warned that Dubai was playing host to the <a href="https://expo2020dubai.ae/#legacy">World Expo 2020</a> where they would be featured as a model for any large city of the future.</p>
<p>Apparently, stalwart all-American company – Ford – is prepared to help usher in the technocratic police state to the (diminishing) land of the free.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ford-patents-autonomous-police-car-that-can-give-you-a-ticket-2018-1"><em>Business Insider</em> is reporting</a> on a partnership that Ford has established with the U.S. government that granted the company a patent for autonomous police vehicles. Of course the issuance of a patent does not necessarily mean that it’s guaranteed to become reality, but given the stature of the company and Americans’ increasing penchant for giving up liberty for the promise of security, it should not be dismissed.</p>
<blockquote><p>According to designs seen by Business Insider, the future cars could independently find hiding places, detect vehicles breaking the law, and chase down drivers.</p>
<p>The designers envision car-to-car technology which would let the patrol vehicle check whether a car was being driven manually or automatically, scan the driver’s licence, and, if need be, issue a ticket remotely.</p>
<p>The goal of the autonomous police car, Ford says, is not to replace human police officers, but to help them with “routine police tasks.”</p>
<p>The company said in its <a href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20180018869.pdf">patent, which was first filed in July 2016</a>: “Routine police tasks, such as issuing tickets for speeding or failure to stop at a stop sign, can be automated so that human police officers can perform tasks that cannot be automated.”</p>
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<p>The car (labelled 110) would be equipped with sensors (115), such as cameras and a laser system, that would allow it to catch traffic offenders.</p>
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<p>It’s worth noting that the United States is increasingly embroiled in a debate over the <a href="https://www.activistpost.com/2018/01/police-drone-battle-continues-los-angeles.html">spread of drones being used by police</a> – in some cases even for <a href="https://www.activistpost.com/2017/12/disturbing-trend-police-wanting-drones-routine-infractions.html">routine police work</a>. Meanwhile, standard policing also remains under fire for its <a href="https://www.activistpost.com/2018/01/no-warrant-needed-police-departments-share-license-plate-data.html">misuse of license plate reader technology</a> to track, trace, and database the completely innocent. With the arrival of even more automation, and a commitment to augment “routine” police functions, it appears that civil liberties advocates would do well to prepare for yet another front in the war on privacy.</p>
<p><em>Nicholas West writes for Activist Post. Support us at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/activistpost">Patreon</a>. Follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/activistpost">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ActivistPost">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://steemit.com/@activistpost">Steemit</a>, and <a href="https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ActivistPost/">BitChute</a>. Ready for solutions? Subscribe to our premium newsletter <a href="http://countermarkets.com/">Counter Markets</a>.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Top Image</strong>: Ford’s concept hybrid police car – credit <a href="https://www.ford.com/fordpoliceresponder/?searchid=308062451%7C1307319365518875%7C81707481609159&s_kwcid=AL%212519%2110%2181707468888099%2181707481609159&ef_id=WjhNxwAAAE7oiTWw:20180131163914:s">Ford Motor Company</a></em></p>
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</p> MAN VERSUS MACHINE Human troops could be battling ‘Terminator-style’ killer robots within 10 years, experts warntag:12160.info,2017-08-17:2649739:Topic:17085052017-08-17T16:04:22.044ZMike Loweryhttps://12160.info/profile/MikeLowery
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<p><span>Cyber warfare experts say death machines will soon be locked in mortal combat with soldiers</span></p>
<p class="article__content article__content--intro">HUMAN soldiers could soon be fighting “The Terminator” on the battlefield.</p>
<p>American cyber warfare experts fear enemies of the US will begin using artificial intelligence in the next 10 years, …</p>
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<p><span>Cyber warfare experts say death machines will soon be locked in mortal combat with soldiers</span></p>
<p class="article__content article__content--intro">HUMAN soldiers could soon be fighting “The Terminator” on the battlefield.</p>
<p>American cyber warfare experts fear enemies of the US will begin using artificial intelligence in the next 10 years, <a href="http://nypost.com/2017/03/01/congress-warned-us-troops-could-soon-battle-terminator-robots/">the New York Post reports</a>.</p>
<p>Peter Singer, a strategist for the New America Foundation, said armies need to brace for <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1667063/drones-inside-the-killer-robot-arms-race-where-the-worlds-leading-superpowers-are-preparing-for-a-futuristic-war-in-cyberspace/">battle against killer machines</a>.</p>
<p>“It’s not just when is it going to happen, but we don’t yet know is it going to privilege the offence or defence, what are going to be the affects of it,” he said.</p>
<p>He suggested the Congress hold a classified hearing on where the US stands compared to our enemies on cyber warfare, <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/321825-congress-told-to-brace-for-robotic-soldiers">The Hill reported.</a></p>
<p>“We don’t want to fall behind,” he said.</p>
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<p>As the sale and use of lifelike sex robots that allow people to simulate rape continues to gain steam, one famed law professor is sounding the alarm.</p>
<p>John Banzhaf, a well-known activist professor of public interest law at George Washington University Law School, says experts disagree on the consequences of allowing people to engage in mock acts of rape with humanoid dolls, and lawmakers should vet this issue as soon as possible.</p>
<p>Saying there’s evidence rape sexbots may significantly increase the chance of rape to real women, the law should “no longer stand by and blindly ignore a major potential problem by doing nothing,” he said in an email to <span>The College Fix.</span></p>
<p>Sexbots, especially those which can be programmed to act as if they are being raped, and those which act and appear to be young children, are already here and in use, Banzhaf said.</p>
<p>“The obvious first step would be to have hearings and do studies to determine just how serious the threat is, whether there are any real benefits to having sexbots programmed to simulate being raped, and then what if any new laws, regulations, etc. might be appropriate,” he said.</p>
<p>Banzhaf is no stranger to successfully pushing for government regulation. He “helped drive cigarette commercials off the air” and was one of the masterminds behind lawsuits against the tobacco industry, his faculty bio <a href="https://www.law.gwu.edu/john-f-banzhaf-iii" rel="noopener">states</a>. More recently he used similar techniques to target the obesity epidemic. His legal activism course is also known as “Sue the Bastards,” <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-creating-generation-wuss-lawyers-says-professor" rel="noopener">according</a> to one report.</p>
<p>Now he’s turned his critical legal eye to sexbots.</p>
<p>He said in a recent news release that the consequences of permitting ....<a href="https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/35300/" target="_blank">PLOT THICKENS</a></p>
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</div> Another robot just broke down investigating Fukushima’s record high radiation levelstag:12160.info,2017-02-19:2649739:Topic:16632442017-02-19T11:17:20.118ZMike Loweryhttps://12160.info/profile/MikeLowery
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<p><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #ff0000;"> PSSSSsssttttt, it's the <span class="font-size-6">7th</span> one folks!!! ~hw00t</span></p>
<p id="IOaNoG">Another robot has died in the depths of one of Fukushima’s nuclear reactors, as attempts to locate and remove melted radioactive fuel continue. This is…</p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde'; color: #ff0000;"> PSSSSsssttttt, it's the <span class="font-size-6">7th</span> one folks!!! ~hw00t</span></p>
<p id="IOaNoG">Another robot has died in the depths of one of Fukushima’s nuclear reactors, as attempts to locate and remove melted radioactive fuel continue. This is the second robot in two weeks to meet its end in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, the <a href="http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/fukushima-accident.aspx">site of a major nuclear accident</a> caused by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.</p>
<p id="dLnXlL">The robot’s mission was to investigate the pedestal underneath the Unit 2 nuclear reactor, where melted nuclear fuel <a href="http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2017/images/handouts_170215_01-e.pdf">is suspected to have fallen</a>. But about 10 feet away from its target, one of the robot’s tank-like treads got stuck, <em>World Nuclear News</em> <a href="http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Robot-surveys-Fukushima-Daiichi-containment-vessel-1702175.html">reports</a>. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which operates the plant, decided to cut the robot’s cable and <a href="http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2017/images/handouts_170216_01-e.pdf">abandon it inside the reactor</a>. A TEPCO spokeswoman told <a href="https://phys.org/news/2017-02-scorpion-robot-mission-fukushima-reactor.html">Phys.org</a> that they don’t yet know whether radiation or debris stopped the robot.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14652274/fukushima-nuclear-robot-power-plant-radiation-decomission-tepco">http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14652274/fukushima-nuclear-robot-power-plant-radiation-decomission-tepco</a></p> Most Government Workers Could Be Replaced By Robots, New Study Findstag:12160.info,2017-02-09:2649739:Topic:16608872017-02-09T18:19:07.674ZMike Loweryhttps://12160.info/profile/MikeLowery
<p>A study by a British think tank, Reform, says that <strong>90% of British civil service workers have jobs so pointless, they could easily be replaced by robots</strong>, saving the government around $8 billion per year.</p>
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<p>A study by a British think tank, Reform, says that <strong>90% of British civil service workers have jobs so pointless, they could easily be replaced by robots</strong>, saving the government around $8 billion per year.</p>
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<p class="add-banner-after">The study, published this week, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/06/robots-could-replace-250000-uk-public-sector-workers">says that robots are “more efficient” at collecting data</a>, processing paperwork, and doing the routine tasks that now fall to low-level government employees. Even nurses and doctors, who are government employees in the UK, could be relieved of some duties by mechanical assistants.</p>
<p><strong>There are “few complex roles” in civil service, it seems, that require a human being to handle.</strong></p>
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<p>“Twenty percent of public-sector workers hold strategic, ‘cognitive’ roles,” Reform’s press release on the study says. “They will use data analytics to identify patterns—improving decision-making and allocating workers most efficiently.</p>
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<p>“The NHS, for example, can focus on the highest risk patients, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions. UK police and other emergency services are already using data to predict areas of greatest risk from burglary and fire.”</p>
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<p>The problem, Reform says, is that public sector employee unions have bloated the civil service ranks, forcing government agencies to keep on older employees, and mandating hiring quotas for new ones. The organizational chart looks like a circuit board—and there’s no incentive to streamline anything.</p>
<p><strong>Unfortunately for civil service workers, it seems the study is just the latest in a series of research that won’t save their jobs. </strong>Oxford University and financial services provider Deloitte, both of whom commissioned their own studies concur with <em>Reform</em>‘s conclusions. The Oxford University study <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/25/850000-public-sector-jobs-automated-2030-oxford-university-deloitte-study">said that more than 850,000 public sector jobs</a> could fall to robots over the course of the next decade.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-08/most-government-workers-could-be-replaced-robots-new-study-finds">http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-08/most-government-workers-could-be-replaced-robots-new-study-finds</a></p> Robot declares 'I am not a robot'tag:12160.info,2017-01-28:2649739:Topic:16588222017-01-28T18:06:28.775ZMike Loweryhttps://12160.info/profile/MikeLowery
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<div class="caption"><span class="font-size-1" style="font-family: 'andale mono', times;">A robotic arm used a stylus pen to circumvent a "I am not a robot" Captcha test. The sarcastic video poked fun at the language used in the security system designed to prevent spam or computer automated extraction of data from websites.…</span></div>
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<div class="caption"><span class="font-size-1" style="font-family: 'andale mono', times;">A robotic arm used a stylus pen to circumvent a "I am not a robot" Captcha test. The sarcastic video poked fun at the language used in the security system designed to prevent spam or computer automated extraction of data from websites.</span></div>
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<div class="caption"><p><span class="story_dl">Jan. 27 (UPI) --</span> A mechanical robotic arm managed to circumvent a computer password system meant to deter "robots."YouTube user Matt Unsworth <a class="tpstyle" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsF7enQY8uI" target="_blank">shared video</a> of the robot, outfitted with a pair of googly eyes, as it used a stylus pen to check an "I am not a robot" Captcha security box.</p>
<p>The tounge-in-cheek video pokes fun at the language used by the security verification system intended to prevent spam or computer automated extraction of data from websites.</p>
<p>The robotic arm slides the stylus up the computer mouse pad before just barely managing to click inside the on-screen check box which proceeded to swirl into a green check mark.</p>
<p>Proud of its success, the robotic arm turns toward the camera and drops the stylus as an animated pair of glasses fall upon its "eyes" alongside the phrase "Deal with it."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/01/27/Googly-eyed-robot-beats-I-am-not-a-robot-Captcha-test/2861485544129/">http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/01/27/Googly-eyed-robot-beats-I-am-not-a-robot-Captcha-test/2861485544129/</a></p>
</div> genetically-modified CYBORG dragonflies that can be remotely controlled to spy on peopletag:12160.info,2017-01-26:2649739:Topic:16585172017-01-26T20:02:00.241ZMike Loweryhttps://12160.info/profile/MikeLowery
<h1>The genetically-modified CYBORG dragonflies that can be remotely controlled to spy on people</h1>
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<li><strong>Cyborg insects are fitted with fingernail-sized backpacks that control them</strong></li>
<li><strong>They contain electronics which then activate a messenger-neuron inside the fly</strong></li>
<li><strong> These neurons then carry steering commands to the wings, guiding it on a path</strong></li>
<li><strong>They can be used for 'guided…</strong></li>
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<h1>The genetically-modified CYBORG dragonflies that can be remotely controlled to spy on people</h1>
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<li><strong>Cyborg insects are fitted with fingernail-sized backpacks that control them</strong></li>
<li><strong>They contain electronics which then activate a messenger-neuron inside the fly</strong></li>
<li><strong> These neurons then carry steering commands to the wings, guiding it on a path</strong></li>
<li><strong>They can be used for 'guided pollination' as well as surveillance missions</strong></li>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1800340930?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1800340930?profile=original" width="634" class="align-center"/></a><span style="font-family: 'andale mono', times;" class="font-size-1">A genetically modified cyborg dragonfly that can spy on anyone has been unveiled. Dubbed the DragonflEye, the half-insect, half-machine is fitted with a fingernail-sized backpack, powered by a solar panel and remotely controlled by an operator</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">A genetically modified cyborg dragonfly that can spy on anyone has been unveiled. Dubbed the DragonflEye, the half-insect, half-machine is fitted with a fingernail-sized backpack, powered by a solar panel and remotely controlled by an operator. </p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The dragonfly can be used for 'guided pollination' as well as surveillance missions, according to researchers. The insect could even carry payloads, according to Jesse Wheeler, a senior biomedical engineer at Draper Labs which collaborated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to carry out the DragonflEye program.</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">The expert told <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/draper-dragonfleye-project">Spectrum iEEE</a>: 'Beyond tracking, the DragonflEye system offers new miniaturized technology to equip a wide range of insects with environmental sensors and potentially guide important behaviors, like pollination.'</p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font">To carry out the research, engineers had to develop a way of genetically modifying the nervous system of the dragonfly so it can respond to pulses of light. To do this, the team gave the insect a gene which added light-sensitive proteins called ospins to the neurons.</p>
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