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The Tiniest Flying Robot Soars Thanks to Magnets

A new prototype is laying claim to the title of smallest, lightest untethered flying robot. At less than a centimeter in wingspan, the wirelessly powered robot is currently very limited in how far it ...
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Researchers make incredible breakthrough after building robotic flying bugs: 'Real lightweight and small'

MIT researchers have developed more advanced bug-like robots that could one day pollinate indoor plants. The weight of a ...
MIT Technology Review

Bug-size robots that fly and flip could pollinate futuristic farms’ crops

Weighing less than a paper clip, they can stay aloft more than 100 times longer than previous designs. Tiny flying robots could perform such useful tasks as pollinating crops inside multilevel ...
AOL

China plans to send a flying robot to search for water on the moon’s far side

China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the key to future lunar exploration, as the country pushes forward with its ...