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This adolescent-looking android is the first flying humanoid robot — but the internet is creeped out by how it looks. The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) recently shared a video that ...
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have just unveiled the world’s smallest flying robot. With a wingspan of just 9.4 millimeters and weighing 21 milligrams — smaller than a ...
A remarkable group of drone prototypes from a team at the University of Tokyo takes multirotor complexity to the next level. These hypnotic flying robots are able to change their structural shape ...
Birds use the powerful explosive force generated by their legs to leap into the air and start flying, but building a robot that can withstand the strong acceleration and forces involved in doing ...
Imagine a robot that can transform between "flying drone" and "wheeled rover" configurations. It could potentially be quite useful, but only if it works in real-world conditions. The ATMO bot was ...
The Wild Robot and Transformers One are on two different paths at the box office and their fates show off how strange the theater environment for animation has become. By all accounts, director ...
An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin can perform acrobatics and fly for much longer than any previous insect-sized drone without falling apart. For tiny flying robots to ...
Since we almost certainly will live and work with flying robots in the future, scientists have been looking for a better and safer way to fly. A flying robot bat may provide the answer.
Flapping Flying Bots The team designed a flapping robot that mimics the beetles’ wing system. It looks like a cyborg fly, with two translucent wings connected to a golden body and rotund head. Unlike ...
Scientists have created a flying robot inspired by how a rhinoceros beetle flaps its wings to take off. The concept is based on how some birds, bats, and other insects tuck their wings against ...
Researchers are building a robot bird. That's great news until a robot cat comes along.
This flying robot needs a hug The UAV emulates the behavior of bats and owls, grabbing onto structures using its wings to remain perched high above the ground.