Harvard's RoboBee will one day conduct artificial pollination and survey disaster zones, but first it has to stop crash ...

If you see a crane fly this spring (or even hundreds), don't freak out. Although they resemble mosquitos, they're just out ...

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They are not. Crane flies, commonly known as mosquito hawks or even skeeter eaters, are emerging in droves this spring. Despite their creepy mosquito-like appearance, crane flies are completely ...

Even if you've built one of the world's most advanced insect-inspired micro air vehicles (MAVs), it ultimately won't be that useful if it can't stick a good landing. That's why scientists at Harvard ...

For the past decade and a half, a crew of about 20 entomologists, water ecologists, and other specialists converges on the shorelines of Mongolia’s lakes, rivers, and streams, just when swarms of ...

As previously reported, the ultimate goal of the RoboBee initiative is to build a swarm of tiny interconnected robots capable ...

A recently created RoboBee is now outfitted with its most reliable landing gear to date, inspired by one of nature's most graceful landers: the crane fly. The team has given their flying robot a set ...

RoboBee offers diminutive size and insect-like flight prowess for a range of potential scientific, commercial, and emergency ...