Photograph of RoboBees with a Penny for Comparison (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Photograph of RoboBees with a Penny for Comparison

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Inspired by the biology of a fly, with submillimeter-scale anatomy and two wafer-thin wings that flap almost invisibly, 120 times per second, the Robobee takes its first controlled flight. The culmination of a decade's work, RoboBees achieve vertical takeoff, hovering and steering.

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Kevin Ma and Pakpong Chirarattananon

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