Robo Bugs
They may not repair their barracks at Ft. Bragg, or faulty wiring in Iraq, but according to the Daily Mail, our troops will have robotic bugs by the end of the year:
British defence giant BAE Systems is creating a series of tiny electronic spiders, insects and snakes that could become the eyes and ears of soldiers on the battlefield, helping to save thousands of lives.
Prototypes could be on the front line by the end of the year, scuttling into potential danger areas such as booby-trapped buildings or enemy hideouts to relay images back to troops safely positioned nearby.
Actually, this is the sort of thing we’ll need more of, as the military shifts from the Cold War thinking that led to some of the bigger miscalculations in Iraq. If only they could bring some of this technology to bear on fixing some toilet seats in quarters.
Tags: living conditions, robotic bugs