NAGANO, Japan >> Researchers in Japan have developed an odor-detecting drone that uses antennae taken from insects. The “insect drone” can autonomously find its way to the source of an odor. The ...
Pollination is a crucial part of global food production. And yet, bee populations continue to decline as we rip away their habitats, continue to fail in our fight against climate change, and use ...
In a nutshell: Researchers in Japan have merged robotic technology with the finely tuned senses of silk moths to create a bio-hybrid drone. By harnessing nature's expertly evolved ability to track ...
Bee-inspired drone navigation could change how tiny robots move through greenhouses, warehouses and disaster zones. By ...
A 56-gram drone lifts off from a patch of grass at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, loops through a short ...
Bee-inspired navigation could allow lightweight drones to travel farther and return home with minimal computing power.
HOMEDALE — Terravata is an Idaho-based company that uses drones for a variety of services. One of the most unusual ways the company uses drones is to release beneficial insects to manage pests.
“Here in my hand is a mosquito-like type of robot. Miniature bionic robots like this one are especially suited to information reconnaissance and special missions on the battlefield,” Liang Hexiang, a ...
The insect robot’s wings begin flapping when exposed to light. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A solar-powered winged robot has become the lightest machine capable of flying without being attached to a ...