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switched.com - 7/10/2009

'The Matrix' Fulfilled: EATR Military Robots to Use Biomatter as Fuel

— switched.com — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a research and development organization for the Department of Defense,... aims to "maintain the technological superiority of the U.S military." They seek to accomplish this goal by developing ... (more) 'The Matrix' Fulfilled: EATR Military Robots to Use ...

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newscientist.com - 6/26/2009

Gallery - Carnivorous robots eager to eat your pests - Image 2

— newscientist.com — Flypaper robotic clock - detail At the base of the roller, a scraper removes any captured insects.... They fall into the microbial fuel cell beneath, where bacteria digest the fly and cause chemical changes that the cell can extract power from. The ... (more) Gallery - Carnivorous robots eager to eat your pests - ...

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hackaday.com - 6/29/2009

Carnivorous robots

— hackaday.com — Artists [James Auger] and [Jimmy Loizeau] have put out this display of carnivorous robots . Pictured above... is a clock that is powered by a microbial fuel cell. The clock is equipped with a scroll of sticky paper for catching the flies which it ... (more) Carnivorous robots

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