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Moths as drones: Researchers harness insects to airdrop environmental sensors – CNET
Small, dangerous spaces are no match for a wily moth wearing a tiny sensor.
A moth carries a tiny lightweight sensor on its back.
Mark Stone/University of Washington
Moths aren’t known as beasts of burden, but a new super lightweight sensor they can carry on their backs might change that.
A team of researchers at the University of Washington (UW) developed a sensor that weighs 98 milligrams (one tenth the weight of a jellybean) and can survive a six-story fall. The sensors are designed to last three years and collect and wirelessly transmit environmental data like te…
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