These robots can eat meat

Two British scientists have successfully built robots capable of catching mice and insects and turning them into electricity.

James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau - two experts of Bristol Robot Manufacturing Center - announced a number of unique robot models for households. With moving parts, they are both capable of sensing their surroundings and performing basic household tasks such as announcing time, lighting.

But the most special thing about these robots is that they are capable of catching mice and insects. In addition, the robot is also equipped with a biofuel battery capable of turning mice and insects into electricity. The battery simulates how bacteria produce electrons and H + ions during oxidation to create energy.

Here are the new robots of the two inventors.

1. The robot catches flies

This type of robot is designed to "lure" the spider spreading silk on the poles on the board. After spider silk appeared, many flies would surely get caught in it. A camera (on the right side of the board) tracks spider silk around the clock. After the fly falls into the silk, the camera moves the image to the central processing unit to activate the machine arm (left). This arm puts prey on biofuel batteries. Battery power supply for machine arm and camera.Photo: Auger-Loizeau.

The second type of robot that catches flies has a conveyor belt. On the conveyor surface, people apply glue with the smell that flies like.Photo: Auger-Loizeau.

The prey is stopped at the end of the conveyor belt and falls on the biofuel battery. Here bacteria digest their flesh and cause chemical reactions to generate electricity in the battery. Electricity is supplied for LED conveyors and watches.Photo: Auger-Loizeau.

2. Insect-catching robots

James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau came up with the idea of ​​making insect-catching robots after watching the documentary and bait capture procedure of the warm-cap plant. It looks like a desk lamp on the outside. Ultraviolet rays (only emitted from LED bulbs at night) lure insects into lampshades and lock them there. Insects will be pushed down to the fuel cell at the bottom. The power generated by the battery is supplied to the LED bulbs.Photo: Auger-Loizeau.

3. Robot catches mice

At first glance this robot is the same as a normal table. People put bread crumbs or things that mice like into the hole in the middle of the table to get the mouse to climb. When the mouse stands in the hole, the sensors open the bottom cover to let the prey fall. Their meat is put into a biofuel battery. This battery provides power for traps, sensors and LED screens on robot surfaces. Of course, at any other time you can use robots like a table to sip coffee or other drinks.Photo: Auger-Loizeau.