The idea of drones has developed from the active imagination
of scientist. No longer a distant goal but is reality. The government has taken
advantage of these imaginations and used these drones to help the military in
their various endeavors. However, these drones do not look like they are robots
from the movie Star Wars, but the
designs are completely incognito. Instead of having noticeable drones flying
over battle fields, scientist made the drones small and similar to insects. Which
was very beneficial because not only are they hard to target but they are easy to maneuver in small spaces. The purpose
that they have been used is to spy on those across enemy lines. Or they are
flown around corners ahead of soldiers, and they can know what lies before them. Emily Anthes author of Frankenstein’s cat spoke on the negative sides that come along with
a completely robotic drone. Since these drones were so small the batteries must
be small and thus these drones are short lived. Thus DARPA, Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, funded some researches that would find a better way
to build these spy instruments. A professor from the University of Berkeley realized
that the use of real life beetles would be better. He took advantage of the
insects innate knowledge to fly, and knew the only thing that needed to be done
was to find a way to manage their flight pattern. The best way to do this was
to tap into the body’s control system, which was their nervous system. The motor
and flight control of the brain was prodded with wires that would stimulate the
neurons in these sections. When certain neurons were stimulated by remotes, an
individual was now able to control the flight coordination of the beetles. Amazingly science continues to progress and
turn science fiction to reality.
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