"WORLD DOMEEENATION!"
Posted on 10/09/2022 12:23:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Cockroach cyborgs are not a new idea. Back in 2012, researchers at North Carolina State University were experimenting with Madagascar hissing cockroaches and wireless backpacks, showing the critters could be remotely controlled to walk along a track.
The way scientists do this is by attaching the backpack and connecting wires to a cockroach's "cerci," two appendages at the end of the abdomen that are basically sensory nerves...electrical impulses to either side can stimulate the roach into moving in that direction, giving researchers some control over locomotion.
The team at Riken crafted the system to be solar-powered and rechargeable. They attached a battery and stimulation module to the cockroach's thorax (the upper segment of its body). That was the first step. The second step was to make sure the solar cell module would adhere to the cockroach's abdomen, the segmented lower section of its body.
While humans have worked out optimal ways to wear a backpack, it's not quite the same for insects. The segmented nature of a cockroach's abdomen, for instance, provides it with the ability to contort itself or flip itself over should it get into a hairy situation. If you slap a sticky backpack or charging cell on it, you limit its movement and take away its ability to maneuver.
To overcome this, the Riken team tested a number of thin electronic films, subjecting their roaches to a bunch of experiments and watching how the roaches moved depending on the thickness of the film. This helped them decide on a module about 17 times thinner than a human hair. It adhered to the abdomen without greatly limiting the degree of freedom the roaches had and also stuck around for about a month, greatly outlasting previous systems.
Then, the fun part: Remote control of the insects.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnet.com ...
I was just saying, you know what we need...
"WORLD DOMEEENATION!"
The Babylon Bee strikes again! Er, no…
They probably modeled the control software on the behavior of politicians, bureaucrats, and lawyers, these being easier to observe than cockroaches while having many points of congruence.
I think that’s a solid analysis.
The question is, do they see a difference between cockroaches and the human herd? The WEF does not.
Don’t we have enough cockroaches already?
They cannot help themselves and they do it with our money.
Cockroaches with frickin’ laser beams on their heads.
The movie, “Mimic” (1997)
Plot. In New York City, cockroaches are spreading the deadly “Strickler’s disease” that is claiming hundreds of the city’s children.
Really? Aren’t there enough problems in the world?
What’s next...they gonna invent some kind of bat disease?
This illustrates that if you scale a mechanical system down enough that you can actually power it with solar power. The reverse is, of course, not true.
Where’s H.G. Wells when we need him?
When you turn the lights on in the kitchen, you will be greeted with a cacophony of “I’ll be baaaaaack!”
True
Anyone ,with a soul, would have kicked Schwab & Company to the curb, long ago.
Now, they are one of the most powerful entities on earth.
Says all we need to know about our leaders.
I don’t know… But, like,… You know, the word “Why?” comes to mind immediately… Followed by “did my tax dollars pay for this?”…
Funny, only a few hours ago I was looking for something under a table and I saw an old metal razor blade scraper lying under a radiator. Asked myself what the heck is that? Looks like a trap for robot mice.
Now you tell me there are artificial roaches.
Well I suppose they make neat cufflinks. Dad’s tired of Christmas neckties...
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