Scientists Build Tiny Camera For Beetles to Carry Around – Futurism

Beetlecam
To get a first-hand look at the daily life of insects, scientists built a tiny camera they can mount on a beetle using a lilliputian backpack.
The Beetlecam (our name, not theirs) comes from the computer science department of the University of Washington, who were tasked with designing a camera light enough to not interrupt a bugs daily routine but powerful enough to stream live footage to a smartphone. The result, Gizmodo reports, is a teeny robotic rig that grants real-time access …

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