George Orwell would be Proud!

George Orwell would be Proud!

See that fly on the wall over your coffee mug? Swat it would you? Just watch it doesn’t drop in and start swimming around. Take a bite of that virtual pastry you’re clutching and hear me out. You remember t’other day, I was rattling on about Big Brother watching you? Well listen to this...

You’ve probably heard all about these nanotechnical things they’ve got now. In case you haven’t, they’re cknown as MEMS (Micro Electric Mechanical Systems) or MicroBots. They’re also called ‘Fly on the Wall’ technology for a good reason and they’ve got two kinds – swimmers and fliers.

Swimmers are minisubs the size of grains of salt. These can be injected into the bloodstream like in that movie ‘Fantastic Voyage’. Doctors are already using them to discover such things as arterial blockages. Amazing, huh?

The first flying microbots were several inches long...but now they’re down to the size of a mosquito. They can provide audio and video coverage virtually anywhere...and there’s not many places a mossy can’t get into, right? Not only that... they can recharge themselves simply by getting close to a magnetic field. That could be a power outlet, computer, cell phone, electric motor or audio speaker, for example. This means the microbot could transmit audio and video indefinitely.

So now… not only is Big Brother watching you...Little Brother is keeping an eye on you, too! Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes while he had the chance! Nanotechnology is changing our lives slowly and surely. We don’t know half of it. I believe they are only scratching the surface. Swat that mosquito! Yes, the one with the laser mike and miniature camera tucked under its wings! Give it one for me, too!

We need a microbot repellent! Do you want to look into that?

Bob