Robotic Fly to Descend on New York 138
DeviceGuru writes "Harvard University's tiny microrobotic fly, hailed by its creators as 'the first robotic fly that is able to generate enough thrust to takeoff,' will be showcased at New York's Museum of Modern Art starting Feb. 24. The life-sized 'Flybot' reportedly has a wingspan of 1.2 inches (3 cm) and weighs a mere 0.002 ounces (60 mg). This project of the Harvard University Microbotics Lab has received funding from DARPA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which hopes to gain access to micro-miniature surveillance technologies."
Good bye privacy (Score:4, Insightful)
I don't know what kind of flies they have in NY... (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Good bye privacy (Score:5, Insightful)
Seriously, I'm beginning to think that's only thing that will save our civilization from the evil sociopaths in positions of power
Life size? (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Won't be long now (Score:3, Insightful)
"I wish my fly on the wall had batteries that lasted more than 15 minutes!"
I don't care how small they make it, until it has hours of power in it, it's nothing but a expensive toy.
Re:Cr@p! Sorry everyone! (Score:3, Insightful)
a side point (probably offtopic) (Score:3, Insightful)
First thought: Geez, they're putting Polonium in batteries now?
After a quick googling: Nevermind [google.com].
Please don't call it that. Li is an element, and readers will assume Po refers to the element as well. Li-Poly is much less misleading.