Scientists made the dragonfly “a living drone.” Video

The concept DragonflEye appeared in January, and already less than six months later, Draper engineers brought their ideas to life.

The company Draper of Cambridge presented a working prototype microdrone DragonflEye, which formed a real dragonfly. The insect is equipped with neuraminidase systems, navigation and solar panels.

The company’s engineers are exploring the possibility of creating a “remote control” living beings.

The concept DragonflEye appeared in January, and already less than six months later, Draper engineers brought their ideas to life. Microscopic equipment that is equipped with an insect allows you to control the route of the flight using the signals supplied from the navigation unit directly into the nervous system of a dragonfly.

The behavior of the dragonfly is controlled by optrode — fiber-optic sensors, which are not causing harm to the body of the insect.

Draper Lab in hope that cyberstrikes they will be able to test technologies that can be used in medicine, for example, to combat violations of motor functions in humans.

Draper — an American non-profit research organization with headquarters in Cambridge (Massachusetts). The company specializiruetsya on the development and implementation of advanced technological solutions in the field of national security, space exploration, healthcare and energy.

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