The use of robotic technology in the military has begun a long time. Among the use of robots dikesatuan police bomb squad, robot aircraft / UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for the purposes of reconnaissance missions, or as a sniper-detection equipment.
Even now, robotic technology has been used as the main military equipment in the Air Force (USAF) and Navy (Navy) United States, to replace their planes.
Ongoing technological evolution over time. Recently, one American company to test a piece of equipment suspected as spy equipment orders of insects berbetuk American intelligence agency, the Central Intellgence of America (CIA). Equipment that is Robobugs / insect spy robots.
Robobugs expected to be a tool for spying on opponents without a known opponent because of the shape and size as the original insect, and is scheduled to test at the range from 2007 to 2008.
Development
The need for a piece of equipment to spy on unwitting enemy opponent desperately needed the spy agency for the achievement of the mission in the field. CIA as a spy organization in the world famous, very aware of that.
CIA's request for the purposes of the latest spy equipment, positive response the U.S. government which was then forwarded to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Subsequently, DARPA researchers also asked the developers to do research to create a revolutionary product.
Project actually making insect spy robots have been planned since World War II. U.S. Defense Department data, said the U.S. government has made almost 100 models robot spies resemble an animal.
But to create a model of robot insects, then the technology can not achieve it, because it takes a lot of money and time to do research. Some experts say, it is impossible to make a robot for insects.
But then, at 30 years ago, the CIA through a body of research and development, revive the project with the name "Insecthocopter".
At that time the development of "Insecthocopter" using cyborg technology, like science fiction movies were popular in that era. Developers try to embed computer chips in the body of a native insect.
Form of "insecthocopter" resembles the present and adopt Etomopter termuktahir technology of its era. But in the end, the program was canceled because "insecthocopter" not able to survive a strong wind blows in the air.
Death of the development program "Insecthocopter" did not deter the CIA asked to continue to develop a vehicle for a spy to the shape resembles an insect.
Projects making insect spy robots was started back in 2000 by giving the development rights to private parties.
Some researchers from various companies began to do research this robobug development. Various carapun they do to create a robotic spy-shaped insects.
Your unique mode implemented, as long robobug researching the project, by implanting a computer chip that is better on native insects, create cyborg insects, and there are insects that make the robot from scratch.
It all made for researchers to obtain a patent from the government, also at the same time get a long-term contracts for development and procurement of equipment is a spy from the CIA.
In the end, patents granted to companies Reseach Corporation, Georgia Tech upon discovery of their employee named Robert Michelson, namely Etomopter.
Etomopter or also called the electromechanical Insects Multi function, is a robot capable of performing the supervisory function in the room.
Etomopter duties to perform oversight on the room is supported by the ability of an insect, such as flying in the air ventilation channel, elevator and crawled in between the sidelines of the door.
Different parts of the Etomopter consists of; of the fuselage. like airplanes, have etomopter body to accommodate the engine and all equipment.
Wing. Etomopter has two wings in front and behind the body between the body, like the letter X. berkonfigurasi These wings are made of fiberglass so it has a strong but flexible structure.
Reciprocating Chemical Muscle (RCM). Is a machine that functions like a living muscle, serves to drive the wing Etomopter.
Sensors. These tools are in the camera and works to see the scenery front, side and rear Etomopter.
Camera. The first prototype Etomopter have little cameras to perform surveillance functions. But in development, the final version has been equipped Etomopter more sophisticated camera.
Full mechanical ground is navigation equipment when Etomopter perform tasks / missions penyusuran on the mainland.
The legs, also known as a mover on land, this section contains anti-rotating equipment / rolling and appliance fuel container.
For business fuel sources, Etomopter menggunnakan fuel derived from chemical reactions. A monopropelant were injected into the body Etomopter causing chemical reactions that produce the fuel.
Fuel chemical reaction products that will move the pistons in the fuselage, these pistons will be connected to the spring in a pair of wings so that the wings are mengepakan wings many times.
Most of the gas produced will be released through vents in the wings so that the electronic insect body lifted into the air, through the ventilation-ventilation can also Etomopter bermanufer in the air.
Etomopter developed by Georgia Tech Research Corporation has a wingspan measures 10 centimeters inchi/25, this size is still too large for the size of robot insects.
Size required by the CIA is a measure such as native insects, so the opponent will get screwed because of its size resembles a native insect.
Georgia Tech Research Corporation continues to develop until it reaches the size of insects Etomopter original by developing forms of RCM are more streamlined and more flexible.
Etomopter development process into a robotic insects desired by the CIA took until about eight years.
It was only in 2007-2008, robotic insect spies who desired birth, with a wingspan measures just 7.5 inches and weighs 10 grams. When conducting field trials, DARPA monitoring.
Robobugs latest prototype is capable of carrying two cameras are placed in front of and below the body robobugs. This camera is equipped with sensors to capture every movement of the object being monitored.
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