Insect Spy Drones

Even in these do not exist yet, it is probably only a matter of time before they become a viable spy drone option. All technology has a starting point somewhere.

From August 2012:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/insectdrone.asp


Is this a mosquito?

No. It's an insect spy drone for urban areas, already in production, funded by the US Government. It can be remotely controlled and is equipped with a camera and a microphone. It can land on you, and it may have the potential to take a DNA sample or leave RFID tracking nanotechnology on your skin. It can fly through an open window, or it can attach to your clothing until you take it in your home.



Origins: One of the current areas of research reportedly being undertaken in the scientific/military field is the development of micro air vehicles (MAVs), tiny flying objects intended to go places that cannot be (safely) reached by humans or other types of equipment. One of the primary military applications envisioned for MAVs is the gathering of intelligence (through the surreptitious use of cameras, microphones, or other types of sensors); among the more extreme applications posited for such devices is that they may eventually be used as "swarm weapons" which could be launched en masse against enemy forces.

Read more at http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/insectdrone.asp#DJf37HoFFJJ8Sf8B.99


From June 2012:

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/insect-sized-spy-drone-robots-unveiled


From August 2013:

http://www.hoaxorfact.com/Technology/tiny-robot-mosquito-drones-being-researched-by-the-us-government.html

From January 2014:

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/rise-insect-drones