Here comes the robot apocalypse: Harvard researchers build inch-long flying robots using techniques from microchip manufacturing, origami, and pop-up books. full story ![]()

World's smallest robot, Robobee, has wingspan of three centimetresThe smallest flying robot in the world has completed its maiden flight in a US laboratory.The tiny machine, named RoboBee, took off, hovered and performed basic manoeuvres, to the delight of scientists at Harvard University.Inspired by the common fly, the carbon fibre robot has a wingspan of three centimetres...
guardian.co.uk (18 days ago)
Scientists in the US have created a robot the size of a fly that is able to perform the agile manoeuvres of the ubiquitous insects.
palmbeachpost.com (18 days ago)
Researchers at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an insect-like robot that achieves flight by flapping a pair of tiny wings.The robot is small enough to sit on the tip of a finger and weighs 80 milligrams -- that's roughly 1/30th the weight of a U.S. penny coin. Its wings, which have a span of 3 centimeters, can flap at up to 120...
pcworld.com (19 days ago)
It took engineers more than 10 years to construct RoboBee. They think it's the smallest flying robot ever made.
palmbeachpost.com (18 days ago)
Flies have tiny wings and even tinier brains, yet they are capable of flying swiftly and agilely through even turbulent air.
foxnews.com (18 days ago)

Apparently, balancing a pole on top of a flying quadrocopter robot wasn't challenging enough for the researchers at ETH Zurich's Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control. Their latest project has two quadrocopters playing catch with a precariously balanced pole – the first robot launches the pole into the air, while the second robot deftly moves into position in less than a...
gizmag.com (2 months and 26 days ago)

The flying disc flew out the door, across the courtyard and landed in front of the door to the woodworking shop at Diamond Bar High. Photo gallery: Diamond Bar High School Team DBotics Robot
pasadenastarnews.com (2 months and 20 days ago)

The flying disc flew out the door, across the courtyard and landed in front of the door to the woodworking shop at Diamond Bar High. Photo gallery: Diamond Bar High School Team DBotics Robot
sgvtribune.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
Julian Tryba and fellow University of Vermont engineering students have built a flying robot, or drone, with the goal of capturing video while following its subject.
burlingtonfreepress.com (2 months and 1 day ago)

Wisconsin electro-pop tinkerers All Tiny Creatures move freely between ideas and eras on their forthcoming second long-player, Dark Clock. What's remarkable is how easily it all blends together...
spin.com (5 days ago)
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