[extropy-chat] robugs

[Joseph Bloch]

Nahhhh...

You just need to have your nano-swarm privacy 'bots upgraded with the 
latest anti-intrusion software.

Joseph

spike wrote:

> If this pans out like the robot races, we can forget privacy henceforth:
>
> DARPA solicits proposals for insect-sized nano air vehicle program: 
> Industry is being asked to take cues from the makeup of fluttering 
> insects and hummingbirds, for a new Defense Advanced Research Projects 
> Agency program seeking to field a small unmanned aerial vehicle that 
> could be used to breach interiors to transmit data without being 
> detected. In an Oct. 25 solicitation, posted on the Federal Business 
> Opportunities Web site, DARPA announced it is soliciting proposals for 
> a Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) program, that would produce a “very small, 
> very lightweight” UAV. The agency said it envisions the NAV system to 
> be based on conventional, as well as non-conventional air vehicle 
> designs. More specifically, DARPA said the “wingspan” of the vehicle 
> should be smaller than 3 inches, and the platform should weigh less 
> than 10 grams and be able to travel three to seven meters per second. 
> (Inside the Army)
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