To that end, he made frequent excursions outside the lab to watch six-legged insects walk. The beetle he ultimately built could walk forwards and backwards, and make turns. It could also detect and avoid objects in its vicinity. With the addition of a radio controller and a camera to track a target, it could potentially carry out missions assigned to it by an operator.
為此，他常到戶外觀察六足昆蟲如何走路，設計出來的六足甲蟲，能前進、後退、轉彎，也能自行感測外界環境，避免碰撞；若再裝上無線電控制，藉由攝影機監控目標位置，可以執行人類賦予的任務。