Researchers at MIT have created a group of robotic insects that they hope to be able to use as a swarm of pollinators in the ...

During the 1970s, the CIA experimented with a tiny spy drone called the insectothopter as a discreet way of collecting audio intelligence. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Military & Defense ...

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Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) has unveiled its JUMP 20-X vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft ...

An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin can perform acrobatics and fly for much longer than any previous insect-sized drone without falling apart. For tiny flying robots to make ...

Used for both clandestine military operations as well as entertainment, the insect drone does not have the travel or video recording time of larger drones. See UAV and personal drone. THIS ...

When pollination through insects cannot be expected, artificial pollination by hand by humans is necessary, and the idea of using insect-sized drones for this artificial pollination has been proposed.

This innovative hybrid drone is unique because it combines the strength and rigidity of insect wings while in flight, with the foldable flexibility of an origami sculpture upon impact.