Israel is using nanotechnology to develop a robot the size of a hornet that can chase down, photograph and kill it’s target. The robot which has been nicknamed the “bionic hornet” can fly down corridors, alleyways and other previously unreachable positions in search of potential enemies.

Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres told the Yedioth Ahronoth Israeli newspaper, “The war in Lebanon proved that we need smaller weaponry. It’s illogical to send a plane worth $100 million against a suicidal terrorist. So we are building futuristic weapons.”

I suppose the logical next step is “bionic fly-spray” to defend against these nanopests.

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