An orange wheel rolls across concrete and suddenly jumps, as if it decided to ...

A researcher belonging to Mavlab, a laboratory that develops a small flight robot at Delft University of Technology, imitates an agile movement of insects, thereby making it possible to perform small ...

If you think the world doesn't need a swarm of robotic flies you’re wrong. Seriously. We meet the team behind RoboFly, who have big plans after a huge breakthrough. A swarm of tiny flying robots seems ...

Researchers have unveiled a microrobot that flies with speed and agility, mirroring the motion of real insects. These machines could help locate survivors in places humans and larger robots cannot ...

As engineers and scientists collaborate to design ever more sophisticated aerial robots, nature has been a constant source of inspiration, with flying insects, birds and mammals providing valuable ...

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) ...

RoboBee is an insect-sized robot that Harvard University is researching and developing since 2013. According to the research team, this RoboBee is "about half the size of a paper clip and weighs one ...

Scientists from diverse universities conducted controlled experiments to determine how big-eared bats detect insects ...

Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can't, like deep into a collapsed building to search for survivors after an earthquake. However, as they move through the rubble, ...

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 ...