But I know they are necessary on this Earth (at least most of them).

I really don’t like those insects that run faster than I do…and I guess that’s most of them nowadays.

I’m one of those people who calls for HELP! to get rid of a bug. 

Other critters in the animal kingdom? 

I can handle them…no problem.

But what about this?


BAE Systems is creating a series of tiny electronic spiders, insects and snakes that could become the eyes and ears of soldiers on the battlefield, helping to save thousands of lives.




Plans for a robot that can crawl like a spider are 'well developed'



Now, if these “bugs” are for "real"…I’ll change my opinion (somewhat).

Are we seriously at this point?

I know we use drones (UAVs) – and they’re much larger than insect robots.

So I suppose we can produce a functional “Robobug.”

Now we'll have these bug robots released by soldiers, into buildings and combat areas to scout the scene, take pictures and report back. 



Simulation showing a 'bug' being sent into a danger zone in a special vehicle

                               BAE promotional video

BAE Systems Develops Combat Devices    á  here



And from Popular Mechanics:


Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have already flooded the battlefield. There are at least 6000 robots in use by the Army and Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan. For years these small, remote-control vehicles have allowed troops to peek around corners and investigate suspected bombs. And while unmanned aerial vehicles have been loaded with missiles since 2001, the arming of ground robots is relatively uncharted territory.

Last June the Army deployed the first-ever armed UGVs. Three SWORDS (Special Weapons Observation Remote Direct-Action System) robots landed in Iraq, each equipped with an M249 light machine gun. These UGVs are essentially guns on tracks, a variant of the remote-control Talon bots routinely blown up while investigating improvised explosive devices. When the trio was approved for combat duty, the potential for historic robot-versus-human carnage lit up the blogosphere. Never mind the dozens of air-to-ground Hellfire missiles that have already been launched by a squadron of armed Predator drones over the past seven years—this was a robot soldier, packing the same machine gun used by ground troops.