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China just unveiled a tiny spy drone that looks exactly like a mosquito. Yup, the future is here, and it’s buzzing right past your ear. This little critter (nearly invisible to the human eye) isn’t ...

China builds mosquito-sized spy drone - Mosquito drones can be used for ‘reconnaissance and special missions on the ...

The giant mosquito-like insects that have swarmed Tucson now are not actually mosquitoes, or spiders, and are not really that uncommon for this area after a wet winter. Crane flies typically spend ...

Around 1,475 species of crane flies are known in India, but they are largely understudied, and often mistaken for wasps or mosquitoes.

The crane fly legs and updated controller also protect the RoboBee’s fragile piezoelectric actuators—the tiny robot’s equivalent of an insect’s muscles.

Nearly eight years ago, Harvard University researchers unveiled RoboBee, a small, hybrid robot that could fly, dive, and swim. Now, engineers at the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory have outfitted ...

Harvard's RoboBee gets an upgrade! New crane fly inspired legs and algorithms allow for smoother landings, avoiding ground turbulence.

To solve this, researchers looked to the crane fly—a harmless insect with long, bendable legs that allow it to land softly.

The team studied the long, jointed legs of the crane fly, an insect known for its slow, deliberate movements.