Melanie Anderson, a PhD student at the University of Washington, introduces the Smellicopter: "a drone that uses a live antenna from a moth to navigate its way toward a smell".
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I kill insects if they invade my home. I eat meat. I’ve killed my own meat.
Nonetheless, I am totally creeped out by the use of a moth body part to create a mini robot.
That said, it’s an amazing thing she’s built with important practical applications.
Yes, creeped me out too!