Re: Computer in bug?

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From: Thomas Lapp
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1990 00:50

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> In article <47...@vice.ICO.TEK.COM> kei...@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Keith Lofstrom) writes:
> >In this age of implantible microelectronics, has anyone put a
> >COMPUTER in a BUG?   That is, a programmable sensor in an insect?
> 

Well, there are two "bugs" I can think of.  One was an artificial honeybee
which was a "blob" on the end of a stick that was connected to an X-Y
plotter (I believe).  It was used to simulate a bee "dancing" the code
to a field of flowers.

The other that I can think of offhand is that someone has glued a microchip
on the back of an insect (again, a honeybee I think).  Was used for tracking
purposes.
                         - tom
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