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Till now allmost all drones are completely man-made. That could change, at least
in the field of micro drones, according to an article in the december issue of the
German magazine "Spektrum der Wissenschaft" (Spectrum Of Science). Several
teams of scientists are working on a conversion of insects into controllable drones.
The shown example of the species Cotinis texana, can be made to start, land and
change its flightpath via radio control. Rate of success is already said to be around
97 % ! Of course, there aren't only military applications, but others like search for
buried mineworkers or earthquake victims, or just studying the life of insects .
Triggered were those studies by DARPA ...
in the field of micro drones, according to an article in the december issue of the
German magazine "Spektrum der Wissenschaft" (Spectrum Of Science). Several
teams of scientists are working on a conversion of insects into controllable drones.
The shown example of the species Cotinis texana, can be made to start, land and
change its flightpath via radio control. Rate of success is already said to be around
97 % ! Of course, there aren't only military applications, but others like search for
buried mineworkers or earthquake victims, or just studying the life of insects .
Triggered were those studies by DARPA ...