Military "insect cyborgs" plan

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U.S. military plans to make insect cyborgs

By SHAUN WATERMAN
UPI Homeland and National Security Editor

WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Facing problems in its efforts to train insects or build robots that can mimic their flying abilities, the U.S. military now wants to develop "insect cyborgs" that can go where its soldiers cannot.

The Pentagon is seeking applications from researchers to help them develop technology that can be implanted into living insects to control their movement and transmit video or other sensory data back to their handlers.

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