A bat-like robot may soon be the superhero we’ve been waiting for. Inspired, a team of engineers from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois developed technology that ...

The Living Aerial Bot (LAB) is a drone with a twist, in that it uses your smartphone as its brain and face. The handset connects to the drone using Bluetooth or a wired connection, likely depending on ...

Inspired by the humble bee, robotics researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed insect-sized aerial bots with a reimagined wing system that can fly for up to 1,000 ...

Imagine a drone that could bounce off a building instead of crashing into it, or move safely and seamlessly among workers at a skyscraper under construction. While most drones cause damage when they ...

The aerial tramway (🚡) has been Twitter’s least-used emoji for the past 76 days. I know this because of Least Used Emoji Bot (@leastUsedEmoji), an automated Twitter account that provides an update of ...

Houseflies stretch their legs to land. Bumblebees hover, then slowly descend. Now, insect-sized flying robots have a way to stick the landing, too. A tiny aerial bot about the size of a bee (nicknamed ...

Whether they're swooping around to catch dinner or delicately hanging upside down to sleep, bats are known for their acrobatic prowess. Now, scientists have created a robot inspired by these flying ...

Harvard University technologists have designed a small aerial bot. The flying robot uses static electricity to adhere to the underside of a leaf and to rest on other materials. The flying device has ...

In the event of system failure or low power, the aerial bot floats in water even without the life preservers, so it can easily be recovered later. If Pars works as well as its designers claim, it ...

In the military these days, robot-human relationships are usually strictly monogamous and definitely subservient: one bot, one human operator — with the human calling most of the shots. But we're ...