Using bugs to track like dogs
Episode 369 | 3m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
It turns out you can train sensor bugs the same way you can train dogs: through smell.
A company in Cary trains bugs to track specific smells. The bugs can sniff out anything that a dog can be trained to spot: drugs, bombs and even bedbugs.
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Using bugs to track like dogs
Episode 369 | 3m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
A company in Cary trains bugs to track specific smells. The bugs can sniff out anything that a dog can be trained to spot: drugs, bombs and even bedbugs.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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