Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, ...

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 their ...

About five years ago, a bizarre idea occurred to me. At the time, I was designing complex electronic circuits to mimic a small portion of an insect brain. These circuits would be created on a tiny ...

In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through ...

MIT scientists are designing robotic insects that could one day swarm out of mechanical hives and perform pollination at a rapid pace — ensuring fruits and vegetables are grown at an unprecedented ...

It’s not very common that a robot the size of a paper clip is able to do ten flips in eleven seconds and keep on course within five centimeters, says Markus Waibel of Waibel Robotics in Zurich. But ...

Credit: TU Delft/Studio Oostrum/Tom van Dijk/Christophe de Wagter/Cover Images Scientists believe insects could hold the key to a world where futuristic mini-robots can complete important tasks.

Credit: TU Delft/Studio Oostrum/Tom van Dijk/Christophe de Wagter/Cover Images Scientists believe insects could hold the key to a world where futuristic mini-robots can complete important tasks.

Credit: TU Delft/Studio Oostrum/Tom van Dijk/Christophe de Wagter/Cover Images Scientists believe insects could hold the key to a world where futuristic mini-robots can complete important tasks.