Singapore's Remote-Controlled Cyborg Insects
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Published 2018-10-04
Motherboard went to Dr. Sato's lab in Singapore to take one of his cyborg beetles for a test flight.
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All Comments (21)
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Amazon can't wait to use this on its warehouse workers.
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"It struggles but it still obeys" Governments worldwide have been saying this about their people for hundreds of years
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“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.”
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From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me.
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"We use a wii remote " is probably the scarier aspect of all this
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This is both impressive and terrifying. Human progress in a nutshell.
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"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should"
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I can't begin to imagine how painful this is for the little creature.
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Me thinking "how can this be more unethical?" Student: We use a Wii control LOL
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The way he talked about it fighting but still obeying was haunting.
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This is a torture, plain and simple. Science without ethics.
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Theoretically i think this could be used to allow people paralyzed due to nerve damage to move
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"It struggles but it still obeys" Somebody get this man on some kinda watchlist
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guy: "can i try again?" beetle: "no pls"
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i feel so bad for that beetle, even if it's not a complex creature like us.. I raise monarch butterflies, and they are amazing animals that can learn and all behave differently.
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This is disgusting. They're living beings too and can feel pain. Imagine someone else did this to your body for their own interests. The fact that this is not illegal is disgusting. The fact that it has more upvotes than downvotes is also extremely disappointing.
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20years later : controlling people wirelessly using radio frequency
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So this is what happens to the kids who burn bugs with magnifying glasses
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Extremely impressive and very sad for the insects - I really do hope insects are so basic that they aren’t really conscious. But v creepy.
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I love how the very last statement was “yep we’re going to use it to hunt people….also use it to locate people peacefully (obvious sarcasm).”😂
