Well, the Proposal for a Great Earth Mother Cyborg (http://www.creative-cat=
alyst.com/e-femoral/regina.html)*. is not alone…
Read this below;
"FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 11, 2006 FBO #1566
SOLICITATION NOTICE
A – Hybrid Insect MEMS (HI-MEMS)
Notice Date
3/9/2006
Notice Type
Solicitation Notice
NAICS
541710 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sc=
iences
Contracting Office
Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contract=
s Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203-1714
ZIP Code
22203-1714
Solicitation Number
BAA06-22
Response Due
6/5/2006
Archive Date
3/9/2007
Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting researc=
h proposals in the area of Hybrid Insect MEMS. Proposed research should inv=
estigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in scienc=
e, devices or systems. Specifically excluded is research, which primarily r=
esults in evolutionary improvement upon existing state-of-the-art. DARPA se=
eks innovative proposals to develop technology to create insect-cyborgs, po=
ssibly enabled by intimately integrating microsystems within insects, durin=
g their early stages of metamorphoses. The healing processes from one metam=
orphic stage to the next stage are expected to yield more reliable bio-elec=
tromechanical interface to insects, as compared to adhesively bonded system=
s to adult insects. Once these platforms are integrated, various microsyste=
m payloads can be mounted on the platforms with the goal of controlling ins=
ect locomotion, sense local environment, and scavenge power. Multidisciplin=
ary teams of engineers, physicists, and biologists are expected to work tog=
ether to develop new technologies utilizing insect biology, while developin=
g foundations for the new field of insect cyborg engineering. The HI-MEMS m=
ay also serve as vehicles to conduct research to answer basic questions in =
biology. The final demonstration goal of the HI-MEMS program is the deliver=
y of an insect within five meters of a specific target located at hundred m=
eters away, using electronic remote control, and/or global positioning syst=
em (GPS). Although flying insects are of great interest (e.g. moths and dra=
gonflies), hopping and swimming insects could also meet final demonstration=
goals. In conjunction with delivery, the insect must remain stationary eit=
her indefinitely or until otherwise instructed. The insect-cyborg must also=
be able to transmit data from DOD relevant sensors, yielding information a=
bout the local environment. These sensors can include gas sensors, micropho=
nes, video, etc. In order to successfully demonstrate the mission described=
above, it is anticipated that effort in the following technical areas is r=
equired: 1. Demonstrate reliable bio-electromechanical interfaces to insect=
s, 2. Demonstrate locomotion control using MEMS platforms, and 3. Demonstra=
te technologies to scavenge power from insects."
more at: http://www.fbodaily.com/archive/2006/03-March/11-Mar-2006/FBO-0100=
3518.htm
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Now, remembering the Proposal for a Great Earth Mother Cyborg:
13 March
"Regina Celia Pinto has made the first contribution to "e-Femoral: the se=
vered head and other stories.
(http://www.creative-catalyst.com/e-femoral/index.html)" Her story is an ex=
tract from her current work in progress, an electronic artist's book entitl=
ed "Proposal for a Great Earth Mother: Bio Art and Digital Literature" (tra=
nslated from Portuguese by Sabrina Gledhill). Read it here (http://www.crea=
tive-catalyst.com/e-femoral/regina.html)."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Proposal for a Great Earth Mother:
Bio Art and Digital Literature
Regina Celia Pinto
(English Version: Sabrina Gledhill)
The renowned anthropologist Sir R.B. was the first to note the strange
symbols on Kiwi multimedia artist HVJ's femur stem. As a result, this item=
was immediately taken to the CALS (Center for Anthropological and Linguisti=
c
Studies) in the main city on the Island of Aotearoa. The world's foremost=
anthropologists and experts in linguistics and codes flocked to that
important research center to witness an unheard-of event in the world of
Science.
For months on end, these specialists devoted themselves to the study of tha=
t
femur stem without making any discoveries. Meanwhile, multimedia artist HVJ=
got used to walking with her new tantalum1 hip implant, and was amazed at=
the sudden fame gained by that former part of her bone structure. Every day=
,
the wildest claims appeared in the newspapers, but the scientists were
stymied. The code (?) was still unbroken.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Much more at:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.creat=
ive-catalyst.com/plog.html
Please, I will be delighted if you browser at:
http://www.creative-catalyst.com/plog.html , read the text and send me smal=
l
chips to be installed into the head of the "Great Earth Mother Cyborg".
(images, animations or movies > maximum: 100 pixels x 100 pixels, poems >=
+ - 3 lines)
To receive lots of chips would be really great!
Send your chip to [email protected] , subject: Great Earth Mother
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Regina Celia Pinto
http://arteonline.arq.br/
http://arteonline.arq.br/library.htm
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