MIT researchers have developed more advanced bug-like robots that could one day pollinate indoor plants. The weight of a paperclip, these robotic bees can remain airborne for nearly 17 minutes, ...

It’s not very common that a robot the size of a paper clip is able to do ten flips in eleven seconds and keep on course within five centimeters, says Markus Waibel of Waibel Robotics in Zurich. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tiny robots inspired by insects could soon glide across water, scouting flooded areas, monitoring pollutants, or collecting ...

A 301 mg soft robot jumps continuously under constant light without batteries or electronics, using snap-through buckling and self-shadowing to create an autonomous feedback loop. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...

A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a ...

Sorry MIT, but you’re not the only university in Massachusetts bringing sci-fi technology to reality. Recently, researchers from Harvard’s microrobotics lab showed off the world’s first insect-sized ...

(Left to right) NTU Research Fellow Dr Tran Ngoc Phuoc Thanh; Senior Research Fellow Dr Le Duc Long; Prof Hirotaka Sato; Research Engineers Jean Allen Academia and Mya Myet Thwe Chit; and Project ...

CNN: Kathryn Daltorio, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, lends her expertise to the discussion of how scientists are learning more from insects in the development of robots, including ...

Unlike traditional cameras on robots and drones that struggle with a narrow field of view and limited peripheral vision, the ...