Insect control via pupal implants
Pentagon plans cyber-insect army
So DARPA has requested proposals to implement a MEMS device into insects at the pupal stage which can then be used to direct the insects' behavior at an adult stage.
The linked article is from the BBC and somewhat derisive of the idea, but I believe the concept is workable, at least in principle.
Installing control systems at an early stage in an organism's development allows it to adapt to use signals coming from the implanted device - one idea I've heard thrown around involves grafting electronic components onto fetal mice in order to allow their brains to adapt to make use of additional functionality. I haven't read the DARPA proposal closely yet, so this may have no connection at all, but I'll comment further once I have time to read it.
So DARPA has requested proposals to implement a MEMS device into insects at the pupal stage which can then be used to direct the insects' behavior at an adult stage.
The linked article is from the BBC and somewhat derisive of the idea, but I believe the concept is workable, at least in principle.
Installing control systems at an early stage in an organism's development allows it to adapt to use signals coming from the implanted device - one idea I've heard thrown around involves grafting electronic components onto fetal mice in order to allow their brains to adapt to make use of additional functionality. I haven't read the DARPA proposal closely yet, so this may have no connection at all, but I'll comment further once I have time to read it.
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