Scientists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a new breed of tiny flying robots that weigh less than a gram ...

A flying robot the size of a postage stamp can hover for up to 15 minutes without breaking, and it can perform acrobatic manoeuvres ...

The MIT researchers were able to significantly increase the flight time of an insect-sized flapping wing robot compared to ...

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 ...

China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the ...

China has announced its plans to send a smart robotic "flyer detector" to Moon's south pole in a bid to search for water.

Microscopic electromechanical devices inspired by the structure of insect muscles are transforming tiny robots, improving their power, precision, flexibility and size. Miniature robots range from ...

But researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP robotics laboratory have created a squadron of 16 tiny quadcoptors that ... The researchers hope the advanced flying drones will one ...

A tiny robot is able to transform its form and function ... and from sailing to even flying. Named "Primer" by the team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL ...

Free-flying robots hold great promise for a variety of terrestrial and space exploration activities, such as mapping novel environments or collecting data from inaccessible locations or from locations ...

The team designed their tiny, flying robots to be significantly more agile and robust than previous iterations, drawing inspiration from the anatomy of natural pollinators like bees. More than 100 ...