Robotics

Scary exciting research into robotically controlled beetles

(Wed Oct 27 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)) Scientists in Singapore have worked out the muscle structures in common beetles, and methods to electrically control the muscles using a computer. The result is a kind of robot made from a biological organism which can be remotely controlled to perform certain tasks. But, what of the free will of the controlled creature? But, what could go wrong on this slippery slope?