Friday, November 17, 2006

Israel Goes Bionic

According to Reuters, Israel is developing bionic hornets and gloves:

The flying robot, nicknamed the "bionic hornet", would be able to navigate its way down narrow alleyways to target otherwise unreachable enemies such as rocket launchers, the daily Yedioth Ahronoth said.

It is one of several weapons being developed by scientists to combat militants, it said. Others include super gloves that would give the user the strength of a "bionic man" and miniature sensors to detect suicide bombers.
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"The war in Lebanon proved that we need smaller weaponry. It's illogical to send a plane worth $100 million against a suicidal terrorist. So we are building futuristic weapons," Peres said.

In response, Hezbollah announced that it's investing in fly swatters and machetes to cut off hands.

Beware the cyber insect armies. They give a new meaning to 'swat' teams for self-defense.

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