All those fly - catchers — the pasty ones , the glow ones , the zappy ones — seem like such a waste product . certainly there ’s something to do with all those fly front carcass , by from cringing at them . embark James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau — insect nemeses .
Their “ carnivorous robot ” epitome are simple in concep : each widget , be it a lamp , clock , or heretofore unidentified generic killing twist , powers itself with special fuel cells that are able to grow electrical energy by process the bodies of fly , and in one typesetter’s case , mice .
Auger and Loizeau ’s unsettling apparati , including the the viscid conveyor belt clock and moth - attracting death lamp above , go an awful portion like the basement experiments of a troubled tween chemistry enthusiast . In reality , and as certify by the devices ’ creative construction and carrying into action , the pair are designers , and thecarnivorous robotsare piece of art , not block out cries for assist . [ New ScientistviaHackadayviaEngadget ]
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