1. Cyborg Beetle
Michael Ampuan
MIS 304
11/12/09

2. What is a Cyborg Beetle? Control the flight of a beetle
Implanted with electronic components
Components receive signals to command the insect
Researchers have come up with a way to control the flight of a beetle. The beetle is implanted with electronic components and electrical signals deliver commands that control the insects take off, turning left or right, or hovering in midflight. 

3. How does it work? Electronic Components
Microprocessor
Radio receiver
Battery attached to a custom-printed circuit board
Electrodes implanted into insects optic lobes and muscles
The electronic components attached to the beetle include of a microprocessor, a radio receiver, and a battery attached to a custom-printed circuit board. There are also six electrodes implanted into the insects optic lobes and flight muscles.

4. How does it work?
Flight commands sent through a radio-frequency transmitter
Electrical pulses sent to the optic lobes and flight muscles control flight
Flight commands are sent to the beetle through a radio-frequency transmitter that's controlled by a nearby laptop. Oscillating electrical pulses delivered to the beetle's optic lobes trigger takeoff and a short pulse strops flight. Signals sent to the left or right flight muscles make the insect turn in that direction.

5. Carrying the Weight Rhinoceros Beetles can carry up to 3 grams.
Control pack weighs 1.3 grams
Remaining weight ideal for a GPS and a microscopic camera.
If you are worried about the weight that the beetle will be carrying, the rhinoceros beetle can carry up to 3 grams. The control pack only weight 1.3 grams and so the remaining weight would be ideal for a GPS tracking device and a microscopic camera.

6. Primary Use
Research funded by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
Military application
Surveillance purposes
Search and Rescue missions
The Cyborg Beetle project is funded by DARPA which stands for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The beetle will be used for the military purposes. Surveillance behind enemy lines and search and rescue missions.