Untethered Robobee (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Untethered Robobee

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Changes to the Robobee -- including an additional pair of wings and improvements to the actuators and transmission ratio -- made the vehicle more efficient and allowed the addition of solar cells and an electronics panel. This Robobee is the first to fly without a power cord and is the lightest, untethered vehicle to achieve sustained flight.

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Harvard Microrobotics Lab/Harvard SEAS

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