RoboFly is Powered by a Laser (IMAGE)

University of Washington

RoboFly is Powered by a Laser

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To power RoboFly the engineers pointed an invisible laser beam (shown here in red laser) at a photovoltaic cell, which is attached above the robot and converts the laser light into electricity.

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Mark Stone/University of Washington

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