Did you envision a giant machine assembling cars, Data from “Star Trek,” C-3PO from “Star Wars” or “The Terminator”? Most of us would probably think of something massive – or at least human size. But ...
A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.
Researchers at Princeton University have developed a new model for insect-scale robots inspired by ...
A team of engineers from the University of Illinois has published the first known study documenting the long-jumping motion of 3D-printed insect-scale robots. “To my knowledge, this is the first time ...
Researchers have developed teeny, tiny microrobots that might one day jump and flap their wings on far-off worlds. As part of his thesis, under the supervision of professor Claire Tomlin, University ...
Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...