Telegraph UK: China Develops the World's Lightest Insect Brain-Control Device, Electronic Bee Reconnaissance Technology Achieves Breakthrough
A team from Beijing Institute of Technology implanted a micro-controller weighing only 74 milligrams into a bee's brain, achieving precise flight control, with a command compliance rate as high as 90%.
Telegraph UK reported on July 10 that Chinese scientists have successfully implanted a micro-controller into a bee's brain, making it a controllable "electronic bee." This technology is expected to be applied in military reconnaissance or disaster search and rescue. Professor Zhao Jiliang from Beijing Institute of Technology and his team developed the lightest insect brain-control device in the world, weighing only 74 milligrams, less than a grain of salt. The device is fixed on the back of a worker bee, connected to the bee's brain through three probes, which can precisely direct its flight to specific directions. After rigorous testing, the compliance rate of bees to flight commands reached as high as 90%. Professor Zhao Jiliang pointed out that such micro-devices can be equipped with cameras, listening devices, and sensors, allowing electronic bees to perform covert reconnaissance tasks in small spaces where humans cannot enter, and transmit critical information in real time. Its tiny size gives it natural concealment, enabling it to carry out highly sensitive military or security operations. This breakthrough technology opens up new paths for future dual-use intelligent equipment for both military and civilian purposes.
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