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New wing design helps tiny robots fly farther by gliding like grasshoppers

Tiny flying robots have always faced a brutal trade-off between agility and battery life, burning through power just to stay ...
Earth.com

Grasshoppers inspire energy-saving wings for tiny flying robots

By studying how grasshoppers glide and fold their wings, researchers are finding new ways to extend flight time for ...
Homecrux

MOVA Demos Flying Robot Vacuum at CES, And It’s More Than a Gimmick

Chinese smart home brand MOVA is showcasing Pilot 70, a flying robot vacuum cleaner, alongside other robotic vacuums at CES ...
New York Post

Flying ‘baby-faced’ robot is the first of its kind — and it’s freaking people out: ‘What the f—k are we doing!?’

This adolescent-looking android is the first flying humanoid robot — but the internet is creeped out by how it looks. The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) recently shared a video that updated ...
Science Daily

Mid-air transformation helps flying, rolling robot to transition smoothly

Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the 'brains' to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The ...
Bdcnetwork.com

Flying construction robots face first real-world tests

Flying construction robots are undergoing their first tests outside of the laboratory at the DroneHub, based in Switzerland at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials, Science and Technology. The ...