IIT-Kanpur has successfully made the science fiction- ‘Spy Bug’ into a real thing. This robotic bug which is inspired by several idioms and sci-fi examples is called ‘Insect-Copter’, a small bug-like ...

Rapid declines in insect populations are leading to concerns that the pollination of important crops could soon come under threat. Tiny flying robots designed by MIT researchers could one day provide ...

Weighing less than a paper clip, they can stay aloft more than 100 times longer than previous designs. Tiny flying robots could perform such useful tasks as pollinating crops inside multilevel ...