Chinese-made device can command the movements of bees, making them ideal to help search for survivors in earthquake ruins, scientists say
Until now.
At Beijing Institute of Technology, Professor Zhao Jieliang’s team has built the world’s lightest insect brain controller. At 74 milligrams, it is lighter than a sack of nectar.
Strapped to the bee’s back, the device pierces its brain with three needles. It creates illusions with electronic pulses to command flight: turn left, turn right, advance, retreat.
Nine out of 10 times, the bee obeyed.
