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Chinese scientists create first cyborg bee with world’s lightest brain controller
CHINA, JUL 10 – The 74mg device controls bee flight with 90% accuracy, enabling covert military scouting and disaster relief, according to research from Beijing Institute of Technology.
- On July 10 and 11, 2025, a research team headed by Professor Zhao Jieliang developed the lightest-ever brain control device designed to direct bee movements at a university in Beijing.
- The development followed earlier, heavier cyborg controllers used on cockroaches for disaster relief after Myanmar's March 7.7 earthquake and was motivated by the need for a lighter, more efficient system.
- The 74-milligram device attaches to a bee's back, piercing its brain with three needles to send electronic pulses commanding directional flight with 90% success rate in tests.
- Scientists noted the device is lighter than a typical nectar sack bees carry and that insect-based robots inherit their hosts' mobility, camouflage, and endurance, making them useful for covert reconnaissance and disaster relief.
- Researchers expect advancing this technology could enable military scouting, urban combat support, counterterrorism, narcotics interdiction, and search-and-rescue missions in inaccessible areas.
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