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Bug cam could revolutionise precision ag – North Queensland Register
A tiny camera that can fit on the back of a bug could help scientists uncover more of the secrets of the insect world.
A CAMERA
small enough to fit on the back of an insect could help revolutionise precision
agriculture.
The
University of Washington (UW) in the United States this week announced it had
come up with a working camera, weighing in at a preposterously light 250 milligrams, or
a fifth of the weight of a quarter teaspoon or salt, that can be fitted to the
back of a bug.
The
wireless, steerable camera can stream video to a smartphone at 1 to 5 frames a
second is fitted on a mechanical arm that…
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