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Scientists Created Tiny Camera Backpacks for Beetles (Watch) – lintelligencer

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University of Washington scientists have developed a tiny, wearable camera that can be mounted on bugs.
This window into a bug’s world weighs just 248 milligrams (8.7 ounces), researchers describe in a paper in Science Robotics, and can stream video at 1-5 frames a second to a mobile phone within 120 meters (400 feet). The makers have demonstrated the camera’s capacity, attaching it both to live beetles and insect-sized robots.
“Vision is so important for communication and for navigation, but …

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