The U.S. Army wants a six-inch spy plane that will gather data on sights, sounds, and smells in urban combat areas. It has given the University of Michigan's College of Engineering $10 million and five years to help make "the bat" plane happen.
Researchers plan to equip the plane with tiny cameras for stereo vision, directional microphones, and nuclear radiation and poisonous gas detection devices.
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- a real bat will sign a deal with you to deliver all photos you need from anywhere :P (Read the rest)
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 Cool movie toy!! jerang@... | 03/14/08 |
| RE: (Photos: Bat plane to spy for U.S. Army) darren.hayes32@... | 03/17/08 |
  Heck, for 2 million GuidingLight | 03/18/08 |
 Heck, for 1 million Web Smart | 03/22/08 |
| Berkeley? Dr. John | 03/18/08 |
| RE: Berkeley? jbaviera@... | 03/18/08 |
| Military Should Invest A Lot Into Remote Controlled Robots P. Douglas | 03/18/08 |
| Already doing that techr@... | 03/19/08 |
| Bazerkley rotro300@... | 03/18/08 |
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