Two words: Airborne. Burrito.It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a drone, and it’s about to rock your world.Researchers are attaching small electronic backpacks and electrodes to create a half-bug half-machine life forms that can be controlled wirelessly. What.It’s no secret that drone technology has been a hot topic:
Drones are being put to use for jobs where it wouldn’t be safe, practical, or possible to use a human. Drones could be used to save lives in disaster situations and make our communities safer.In fact, this goes way beyond drones. Engineers at the University of California Berkeley and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) have created tiny robot beetles, or “biobots,” that actually replace drones.Yes, that’s right. These researchers are attaching small electronic backpacks and electrodes to create a half-bug half-machine life form that can be controlled wirelessly.
- Amazon is trying to build a drone army
- They are being used to test out new disaster relief strategies
- But most likely you’ve probably seen idiots trying flying drones near airplanes
Half-Bug, half-robot
Drones are being put to use for jobs where it wouldn’t be safe, practical, or possible to use a human. Drones could be used to save lives in disaster situations and make our communities safer.In fact, this goes way beyond drones. Engineers at the University of California Berkeley and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) have created tiny robot beetles, or “biobots,” that actually replace drones.Yes, that’s right. These researchers are attaching small electronic backpacks and electrodes to create a half-bug half-machine life form that can be controlled wirelessly.- These robotic insects are said to be far more agile and need no engineering to keep them airborne.
- These robots could be used to go into small cracks, crevices, and other places where drones can’t go.
- The main appeal of these bugs over drones is that they don’t require constant human control to fly. Human control is only used to change the direction of the creature.
The drones are coming
Drones get a lot of bad press but some of them are being put to good use. Here are 4 ways drones are being used to actually help people (sometimes by, um, delivering beer).#1: Search and rescue
The can help find people who have been stranded in natural disasters.https://youtu.be/oVZHZz9gFq4#2: Catching poachers
Engineers at Polytechnic University of Catalonia have created a drone that can be used in national parks in Africa to catch rhino poachers using thermal vision technology.
#3: Spotting wildfires
Drones can be used to spot wildfires before they get too big to be stopped.https://youtu.be/wmWEpFFbb0M#4: Fighting bad guys
Cops can use drones to track down criminals on the run.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzHx7AxHmOA&feature=youtu.beGame of Drones
Drones will make it easier and faster for you to get the things you love:Imagine getting beer delivered to you while frolfing with your friends
Amazon Prime Air: Forget about 2 days, get that new iPad in 20 minutes
Up late gaming? Get an airborne burrito delivered right to your door
https://youtu.be/3lqMRHwGsRAForget about a flight simulator. Your gaming world will be changed forever when you engage in stunts, air races, and dogfights with other players using real drones.
