THAT sounds scifi, eh?
The Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (HI-MEMS) program is the responsibility of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which on March 9 announced that it was soliciting research proposals on the technology. These insects would be outfitted with sensors and a wireless transmitter that could enable them to send data on conditions in places inaccessible to human troops. The goal of the program is to produce a sensor-enabled insect with a 100-yard range that could be placed within five meters of a target using electronic remote control and, potentially, Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies.computerworld via golem