DW: If we can control them to attack, TAKE MY MONEY!
Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have built a tiny 74‑milligram brain controller, which is attached to a bee’s back and connected via three microneedles to its brain. The device sends gentle electrical pulses that tell the bee to turn left, turn right, move forward, or retreat. In tests, bees followed commands about nine times out of ten.
The instrument is lighter than the nectar bees carry and is seen as a breakthrough in insect‑based bio‑robotics. Scientists propose using these cyborg bees for tasks like search‑and‑rescue after disasters, environmental monitoring, or even military reconnaissance, assuming they can improve power sources and the amount of control.
Source: Oddity Central