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Researchers build the first wireless camera that fits on a beetle – ZME Science
The camera needs to be extremely light so an insect can carry it.
It’s a good day to be a tech-loving beetle, as researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a tiny, wireless camera that can be mounted on top of live insects such as beetles and robots of similar size.
Image credits Mark Stone / University of Washington.
The camera can stream video to a smartphone at 1 to 5 frames per second — which, admittedly, isn’t a lot. But that performance becomes much more impressive when you consider that it weighs just 250 milligrams (0.008 ounces)…
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