Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger ... "Being able to put batteries, circuits, and sensors on board has become much more feasible with a hopping robot than a flying one.

Robotic engineers are scouring the insect world for inspiration. Some are strapping 3D printed sensors onto live Madagascar hissing cockroaches, while others are creating fully robotic bugs ...

and it could be equipped with different kinds of sensors depending on use, such as radar to detect structureless objects. "We developed a robot inspired by insects," said Chicca. "It has ...

mirroring the capabilities of insects like spiders and flies. With the addition of cameras and sensors, these robots could explore previously inaccessible spaces. "What we want are general-purpose ...

Inspired by insects, these robots follow local cues like turns and distance to build honeycomb patterns that resist failure.

According to Maoz and fellow researchers, in the animal world, insects excel at receiving ... in the air -- a capability far from what robotic sensors can do with today's technology.

Performing controlled flight without feedback from external sensors has been a challenge. The hovering maneuvers common to insects are especially complicated for miniature machines to mimic. “For the ...

“Insects aren’t built like robots,” Humbert said. “If I have a robot and I want it to perceive the environment, I tend to put a larger, high fidelity lidar system on it. Flies instead have small, ...

Tools that offer early and accurate insight into plant health—and allow individual plant interventions—are key to increasing ...

“I study the role of force sensors in walking insects because ... has revealed very strong correlates between their real insects and robotic counterparts. “We find that for every insect ...