"BAE Systems is developing electronic spiders, insects, and snakes to help soldiers gather information without exposing them to dangerous situations on the battlefield, according an announcement the defense giant released this week. The effort is being funded by a $38 million agreement with the U.S. Army."

"A promotional video released by BEA depicts some of the prospective designs and how soldiers might deploy and process the information the robots gather. The video shows robot spiders scurrying around corners and mechanical dragonflies hovering in windows, with images transmitted to wrist-mounted monitors and command centers, warning them of potential threats."

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>>	Junior Field Reporter 08/05/06(Tue)19:04 No.6442   File: 1210125869860.jpg -(12778 B, 310x240) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. >>6420 Good point. We'd better stick to watching our own citizens.