DARPA is like that weird kid all alone on the playground, torturing insects. All we can really do is steer clear of him and stay the hell away. The kid is always creepy and always busy. Check this out. Cornell researchers have implanted electronic probes into tobacco hornworms. This way when the worms go through the pupae and chrysalis stages, the moths can be controlled.

This scenario is part of DARPA HI-MEMS (Hybrid Insect MEMS). They expect that these zombie bugs can be used in security applications.

[Robot Snob]

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