Changes to the Robobee -- including an additional pair of wings and improvements to the actuators and transmission ratio -- made the vehicle more efficient and allowed the addition of solar cells and ...

After 10 years of hard work, an engineering team working in Harvard University's Microrobotics Lab has completed the maiden flight of its tiny RoboBee flying robot. True, the little guy is still ...

Several years ago, Harvard University roboticist Robert Wood made headlines when his lab constructed RoboBee, a tiny robot capable of partially untethered flight. Over the years, RoboBee has learned ...

An eight-wing, four-actuator model demonstrated controlled hovering flight, the first for a soft-powered flying microrobot. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

The RoboBee -- the insect-inspired microrobot -- has become the lightest vehicle ever to achieve sustained flight without the assistance of a power cord. After decades of work, the researchers ...

Researchers have developed a resilient RoboBee powered by soft artificial muscles that can crash into walls, fall onto the floor, and collide with other RoboBees without being damaged. It is the first ...

Nov. 4 (UPI) --Engineers at Harvard University have unveiled a new flying robot powered by soft actuators. Because its muscles are soft, the insect-sized microbot, dubbed RoboBee, can survive ...

We've been following the exploits of Harvard's tiny Robobee for a few years now, from its first controlled flight, then learning to swim and perch, and rising out of the water with style. Until ...

(Nanowerk News) We’ve seen RoboBees that can fly, stick to walls, and dive into water. Now, get ready for a hybrid RoboBee that can fly, dive into water, swim, propel itself back out of water, and ...

Researchers at Harvard have created a new version of the RoboBee robotic bee that it has been working on for years. The latest version of the RoboBee is able to do things that previous versions were ...