Robot uses springy leg . Typically, insect-scale robots fly or crawl, but hopping offers energy efficiency. The MIT robot ...

Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can't, like deep into a collapsed building to search ...

Harvard’s tiny flying robot, known as the RoboBee, has just gotten a major upgrade that makes landing much safer and smoother ...

With crane fly-inspired enhancements, the RoboBee achieves reliable landings, which is crucial for its delicate structure and ...

The robot’s controller allows it to adapt smoothly to different surfaces, adjusting its movements without hesitation. For example, jumping on grass needs extra thrust because the blades of grass ...

As previously reported, the ultimate goal of the RoboBee initiative is to build a swarm of tiny interconnected robots capable ...

The Harvard RoboBee is now outfitted with its most reliable landing gear to date, inspired by one of nature’s most graceful ...

A team of researchers from MIT has created a small but powerful robot that can jump like an insect and move across rough and ...

MIT Engineers have built an insect-sized jumping robot that can cross tough terrain and carry heavy loads. MIT researchers ...

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