November 21, 2009
New Military Spy-Bat, A Tiny Disguise
Pentagon's research arm DARPA is into continuous innovation for miniature technologies that will be used as spies for actual military operations. The project costing $10 million dollar for the five-year development program of creating tiny electronic gadgets or robots intended only for military use was granted to the University of Michigan (UMich) creating the U-M Center for Objective Microelectronics and Biomimetic Advanced Technology (also known as "COM-BAT")
UMich chartered the prototype development of a 6 inches Spy-Bat equipped with stereo cameras, miniaturized radar, ultra-sensitive self-guidance, "energy scavenging" recharging capability and a radio to send data back to troops in urban combat zones.
Spy-Bat uses only one watt of power, backed by a lithium-ion battery, which could be charged by not just solar energy, but wind energy and random vibrations as well. The bat's intended goal would be to perform surveillance operations and report data in realtime, including sights and sounds captured from minicams and mini-microphones, and also radiation and poison gas readings.
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Written by: John
Filed Under: Robot Programming
Tags: Combat Zones, Continuous Innovation, Darpa, Electronic Gadgets, Lithium Ion Battery, M Center, Microelectronics, Military Operations, Military Spy, Mini Microphones, Poison Gas, Prototype Development, Random Vibrations, Research Arm, Self Guidance, Sights And Sounds, Stereo Cameras, Surveillance Operations, Urban Combat, Wind Energy
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