Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The design theory behind a pair of tiny insect-inspired obots may ...
Ripple bugs’ fan-like legs inspired engineers to build the Rhagobot, a tiny robot with self-morphing fans. By mimicking these insects’ passive, ultra-fast movements, the robot gains speed, control, ...
(Nanowerk News) Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider, developed at Washington State University, are the smallest, lightest and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever known to be ...
A new study explains how tiny water bugs use fan-like propellers to zip across streams at speeds up to 120 body lengths per second ...