Little robots, attached to flying drones, that have been busy hovering around power lines. It turns out their work is aimed at saving the lives of fellow aviators.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have just unveiled the world’s smallest flying robot. With a wingspan of just 9.4 millimeters and weighing 21 milligrams — smaller than a ...

This adolescent-looking android is the first flying humanoid robot — but the internet is creeped out by how it looks. The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) recently shared a video that ...

Flying, insect-like robot flits closer to independent flight Slap on some solar panels and a control board and it flies for a half-second.

Now, after adding a handful of team members from other institutions, Robert Woods ' team is back with a paper that gives an update to the group's little flying machines—one that lets the robots ...

Science 'Flying fish' robot propels itself by shooting water out of its butt The majestic bot can leap out of the water and glide through the air. No need to worry.

A robot that can jump into flight like a bird could eliminate the need for runways for small fixed-winged drones. Birds use the powerful explosive force generated by their legs to leap into the ...

Anyone who has ever tried to smack a fly that was annoying them knows how fast the little bugs can move and how agile they are. Scientists have been trying to create robots that can fly like ...

This little guy might not look much, but he’s the world’s smallest flying robotic insect—and he’s taken 12 years to get into the air.

Biology Watch a Little Robot Flap Its Wings Like a Rhinoceros Beetle The robotic critter uniquely folds up its wings at rest and passively deploys them to fly.

Scientists at the University of Washington have developed adorable little electronic “microfliers,” the size of a postage stamp, that fold like origami paper in midair to change their flight ...