On Apr 10, 7:43=A0pm, "NSA TORTURE TECHNOLOGY, NEWS and RESEARCH"
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> wrote:
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,345192,00.html
>
> That Fly on the Wall Could Be an American Cyborg Spy
>
> Wednesday, April 02, 2008
>
> By Allison Barrie
>
> If you thought "Robocop" was a little far-fetched, think again. Cyborgs
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> especially cyborg insects - are making the spy technology scene.
>
> The newest recruits in the War on Terror are high-tech "flies on the
wall.=
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> Scientists in the U.S. are fitting insects - and rats, moths, pigeons,
bul=
ls
> and even sharks - with special implants so they can be remote-controlled
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nd
> deployed for surveillance.
>
> The creatures are installed with special electrodes, batteries and even
> video cameras. The goal is to create the ultimate cyborgs to serve the
U.S=
..
> as undetectable super spies.
The NSA would have to do that. Since one of the few things
they know about coding is the bible, and one of the few
things they know about cyborgs is the navy, and one of the few
things they know about robots is Sears.
>
> . Scientist: Military Working on Cyborg Spy Moths
>
> So how will cyborg rats be critical to national security?
>
> They will be incredibly useful in search-and-rescue missions. Because
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> can identify specific scents, such as those of humans or explosives,
cybor=
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> rats are expected to be used to find people trapped under rubble or to
sni=
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> out bombs.
>
> Cyborg rescue rats will be equipped with mini-backpacks to transmit to
> mission control messages such as "mission accomplished" or "target
located=
.."
> The most advanced generation will carry "rat cams" to give the cyborg
> commander a "rat's-eye view." They also will be trained to board a
> "ratmobile," so they easily can be trans****ted to the site of their
missio=
n.
>
> Israel has picked up this American program to use cyborg rats in its
> search-and-rescue missions.
>
> Taking "Jaws" to an entirely new level, the small, spiny dogfish shark
was=
> successfully turned into a cyborg in a project conducted by the Defense
> Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. (They're the folks who
brough=
t
> us the real-life R2D2.) To steer the cyborg, a brain implant directs the
> shark to turn left or right by tricking it to follow phantom odors.
>
> The U.S. was left behind last year when a Chinese team successfully
> transferred cyborg technology to birds. Pigeons' brains were implanted
wit=
h
> electrodes that allowed the Chinese team to command them via wireless
> signals from a laptop. They created the ultimate cyborg "spy in the
sky."
>
> Scientists plug into and hijack these living animals' sensory abilities
> because they are vastly superior to the majority of artificial sensors
> available on the market. The cyborgs' intense sense of smell, for
example,=
> allows them to detect the faintest trace of chemicals - a skill very
usefu=
l
> in counter-terrorism.
>
> Rats, pigeons and sharks are big enough to carry miniature video
cameras,
> computers and the batteries to power them.
>
> But they are all too large, and not to mention too unpopular, to blend
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o
> the background and conduct stealth operations. So to produce the Jason
> Bourne of cyborg spies, DARPA's latest cutting-edge project focuses
instea=
d
> on developing cyborg insects whose flight agility is unmatched.
>
> . Spy Flies All the Buzz at Wa****ngton, N.Y. Political Events
>
> The Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems project, or HI-MEMS,
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> miniaturizing the technology to fit within the body of an insect.
>
> DARPA has been inserting tiny brain probes into insects such as moths
and
> beetles while they are still in the pupa stage, so the implants are
> naturally incor****ated into their bodies as they grow. The implants,
wired=
> into the cyborg insects' nerves, allow operators to control their
movement=
> remotely and send back information to a central computer.
>
> Almost indistinguishable from the average insect, these cyborg spies
will
> provide our military and counter-terrorism specialists with a huge
> surveillance advantage.
>
> The U.S. military could deploy the cyborgs in hostage situations or even
> send them into enemy barracks. The goal is to engineer insects that can
fl=
y
> up to 300 feet away, land within 15 feet of their target and stay in a
> particular place until they are commanded to leave.
>
> DARPA-funded research teams are prohibited from speaking about their
work,=
> but check out this sneak peek of a cyborg tobacco hawkmoth taking orders
> from its operator.
>
> .Click here to see a video of the hawkmoth in action.
>
> So next time you think that is just a pesky ordinary moth munching on
your=
> favorite sweater, think again. It could be a cyborg spy.
>
> And once enemy nations and terrorists catch up to American cyborg
> technology, our soldiers and law enforcement may need to think about
addin=
g
> flyswatters and bug spray to their arsenals.
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