UC Berkeley's flying robot has two unusual features: it is probably the smallest in the world and is powered and controlled ...

MIT’s new insect-sized hopping robot combines the best of both worlds. Interestingly, this hopping robot is smaller than a ...

Designing a small-scale flying robot posed significant challenges. Traditional flying robots rely on onboard power sources ...

Engineers have created the world's smallest wireless robot capable of controlled flight. Inspired by bees the robot can hover, change direction and even hit small targets. It's less than a centimetre ...

Engineers at UC Berkeley have developed the world’s smallest wireless flying robot, measuring less than a centimeter in diameter and weighing just 21 milligrams. Inspired by bumblebees, the tiny ...

Flying robots have some big advantages over their ground-going counterparts, but they're definitely not very energy-efficient ...

MIT's hopping robot is only about 5 cm tall and weighs less than a gram. As soon as the robot jumps on one leg, it converts potential energy from its height above the ground into kinetic energy. On ...