Insect-style robot performs aerial stunts using soft artificial muscles

Timelapse of an insect-inspired manoeuvre. PIC COURTESY/Mit

Researchers have unveiled a microrobot that flies with speed and agility, mirroring the motion of real insects.

These machines could help locate survivors in places humans and larger robots cannot reach.

Roughly the size of a microcassette, the bot uses soft artificial muscles that power its flapping wings at high frequency.

Updated hardware enables tight turns, rapid acceleration, and aerial tricks, while a AI-based controller interprets its position and environment to decide how it should move.

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