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

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Can small insect-like robots save us? The world is witnessing an intriguing intersection of biology and robotics with the development of insect- or bee-like robots. These tiny marvels aim to ...

Despite the team’s improvements, the robotic insects still cannot match the capabilities of natural pollinators. However, the researchers aim to improve the robots’ flight time and precision to enable ...

But when it comes to endurance, speed, and agility, natural pollinators like bees are superior to even the best bug-sized robots. To address challenges in robotic insect design, researchers ...

The research, published in the journal Science Robotics, offers hope to farmers who may one day grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses using insect bees to boost yields.

A miniature flying robot has been developed to approach flowers like a living bee and act as a pollinator to transfer pollen. It is close in size to an insect but as agile as recreational drones ...

American scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a new type of robotic insect that can ...