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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2025 · 4 MIN

Scientists Programming Flying Insects

from WAPL Mornings with Laura Lee & Cutter · host Laura Lee and Cutter

MIT scientists developed flying robot insects but Harvard said hold my beer and just produced human-controllable flies. Natural flies, no robot features. Next time you see a fly hanging out in your home, you may want to double check it's not a spy fly and just a regular gross trash fly. 

MIT scientists developed flying robot insects but Harvard said hold my beer and just produced human-controllable flies. Natural flies, no robot features. Next time you see a fly hanging out in your home, you may want to double check it's not a spy fly and just a regular gross trash fly.

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MIT scientists developed flying robot insects but Harvard said hold my beer and just produced human-controllable flies. Natural flies, no robot features. Next time you see a fly hanging out in your home, you may want to double check it's not a spy...

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