Popular Mechanics

In the 1970s, the CIA Created a Robot Dragonfly Spy. Now We Know How It Works.

In late December 2003, the CIA revealed many never-before-seen tools of the spy trade at its own museum near Washington. These included a listening device designed to look like tiger excrement that ...
Business Insider

The Insectothopter: The CIA's dragonfly spy drone from the 1970s

During the 1970s, the CIA experimented with a tiny spy drone called the insectothopter as a discreet way of collecting audio intelligence. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Military & Defense ...
Nine News Australia

Declassified CIA files reveal how robot 'insectothopter' spy flew

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Gizmodo

Meet the CIA’s robotic animal agents: Charlie the spy fish and the robo-dragonfly

The CIA recently created accounts on Flickr and YouTube. Most of what’s been uploaded is underwhelming and weirdly mundane — for example, you can learn about a satisfying career as a K-9 bomb-sniffing ...
SFGate

In the 1970s, the CIA created a robot dragonfly spy. Now we finally know how it works.

In late December 2003, the CIA revealed many never-before-seen tools of the spy trade at its own museum near Washington. These included a listening device designed to look like tiger excrement that ...
New Haven Register

In the 1970s, the CIA created a robot dragonfly spy. Now we finally know how it works.

In late December 2003, the CIA revealed many never-before-seen tools of the spy trade at its own museum near Washington. These included a listening device designed to look like tiger excrement that ...
StamfordAdvocate

In the 1970s, the CIA created a robot dragonfly spy. Now we finally know how it works.

In late December 2003, the CIA revealed many never-before-seen tools of the spy trade at its own museum near Washington. These included a listening device designed to look like tiger excrement that ...