Robots helped achieve a major breakthrough in our understanding of how insect flight evolved. The study is a result of a six-year long collaboration between roboticists and biophysicists. Robots built ...

With labor shortages leaving a wealth of fruit to rot on trees, farmers around the globe are seeing a glimmer of hope on the horizon as AI-driven robots fly to their rescue. These tech marvels are ...

Forward-looking: Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have unveiled a flying robot that mimics the agility and precision of a bumblebee. Weighing just 21 milligrams and measuring less ...

Researchers have developed a bird-like robot capable of walking, hopping, and leaping into flight. Named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple Environments), the design features ...

In a groundbreaking advance in robotics, researchers in Italy have successfully launched the world’s first jet-powered humanoid robot. The machine, called iRonCub3, lifted off the ground by around 50 ...

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It’s not very common that a robot the size of a paper clip is able to do ten flips in eleven seconds and keep on course ...

Different insects flap their wings in different manners. Understanding the variations between these modes of flight may help scientists design better and more efficient flying robots in the future.

THIS is the moment a humanoid robot air steward greets passengers on board a packed flight in Russia in an eerie world first. The machine, named Volodya, welcomes passengers on board the flight and ...

A team of engineers from the University of Washington has developed the first insectoid robot that can take flight without a power cable. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

Researchers have developed resilient artificial muscles that can enable insect-scale aerial robots to effectively recover flight performance after suffering severe damage. Bumblebees are clumsy fliers ...