Harvard University technologists have designed a small aerial bot. The flying robot uses static electricity to adhere to the underside of a leaf and to rest on other materials. The flying device has ...
Flying insects perform agile maneuvers like backflips, sharp turns, and collision recovery. Replicating these in sub-gram flying insect robots (FIRs) requires fast and responsive control systems.
Insect-scale robots can access extremely confined spaces, demonstrating significant application potential in fields such as disaster relief and exploration within confined environments. Currently, the ...
MIT engineers reveal an insect-scale flying robot that can perform rapid, agile maneuvers - matching key aspects of insect flight - by using a neural-network controller distilled from a robust control ...
New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and vegetables ...
MIT scientists are designing robotic insects that could one day swarm out of mechanical hives and perform pollination at a rapid pace — ensuring fruits and vegetables are grown at an unprecedented ...