Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (Hi-MEMS)

Wow: https://robot-watch-impress-co-jp.translate.goog/cda/news/20...

>The primary application is surveillance

Literally, bugging

Reminds me of

https://backyardbrains.com/products/roboroach

Of course,needs moar AI.

The spy cockroach from The Fifth Element!

totally off-topic, but... what's going on the wikipedia page layout? it's awful

Literal big bad beetle borgs!

Could have been named Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Bio-Entomo Robot, or MEMBER