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World’s smallest: Bee-mimicking flying robot uses magnets to aid in search, rescue
A team at UC Berkeley has developed the world’s smallest wireless flying robot, inspired by bumblebees. Weighing just 21 ...
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Bee-inspired flying robot relies on magnets to conduct search and rescue operations
To avoid using the electronics necessary for robot flight control as well as a power source, such as a battery, for flight, ...
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SAVING THE AMERICAN BUMBLEBEE
Bumblebees host many different parasites whose larvae grow inside their living bodies. They most commonly host flies, starting when an adult fly attaches to a bee midflight and inserts her egg, which ...
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See a flying bumblebee? It may be a robot in disguise
The bumblebee-inspired robot isn’t the only robot created by UC Berkeley engineers. Lin’s team also invented “cockroach” robot that can sprint across the floor and can live even after being stepped on ...
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World’s smallest flying robot takes off — Inspired by bumblebees
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley have created the world’s smallest flying robot that can be controlled without any wires. This tiny insect-like machine is less than 1 centimeter ...