DARPA recognizes that insect-scale flying robots have immense military potential. I n laboratories around the world, ...

Israeli and German scientists announced the development of a method to capture nearly all the light emitted by microscopic ...

Rooftop and drain inspection to detect stagnant water to combat mosquito breeding has traditionally been laborious and could ...

The 'Little Strong Machine' can still move autonomously after falling from a height of 108 meters, demonstrating exceptional ...

Ripple bugs’ nimble movements on the surface of water inspired a robot with automatically unfurling fans on its feet.

An organic synapse array enables night vision and pattern recognition in insect robots by detecting near-infrared light and triggering real-time motor responses. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Insect-scale ...

Rhagobot isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a robot. Inspired by Rhagovelia water striders, semiaquatic insects also known as ripple bugs, these tiny bots can glide ...

In 2021, a group of scientists from China engineered the RoboFalcon—a bird-inspired flapping-wing robot with a newly ...

Shape-morphing, insect-scale robots that feature an origami-inspired design and eight independently actuated degrees of freedom, powered by custom piezoelectric actuators for enhanced mechanical ...

Mad scientists have it so easy now. Back in days of yore, if you wanted to create a death ray or giant marauding robot, you had to find suitably shady investors. Today’s young inventors simply turn to ...

The Robo Falcon 2 robot falcon has been given new wing kinematics. Lifelike takeoffs and slow flight are now possible.

It is thrown into the grass, crawling or spinning and jumping; it is thrown into the water, quickly adjusting its posture, ...