Researchers build a robotic bat wing

[struggle4progress]

... The robot is modeled after the lesser dog-faced fruit bat ... http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/holy-flight-plan-researchers-build-robotic-bat-wing-1C8506275

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	Oooh! Squeee! Like! Want! Need!
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	Um ... exackly who you is callin a dog-faced lesser fruit?
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	Bats with wings really will make baseball more fun
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	And what are we gonna do when the robots all get rabies, huh?
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	The CIA is funding this work, y'know: in coming years, the night skies will be full of tiny flapping drones with laser eyes
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	There's sure a whole slew of news I ain't wanna hear nuthin about
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	I just told my neighborhood bats about this, and they don't see the point of it at all
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	Robotic bats! Robotic mice! Robotic rats! Robotic lice! The possibilities are endless!
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[derby378]

1. You forgot one important poll choice...

What about all the crippled bats who only have one good wing? They might be thrilled to have a cybernetic replacement. That way, they can divebomb swimming pools just like their brothers and sisters.