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07/22/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers develop tiny robots that are able to blend into bee colonies and interact with them

European researchers have designed autonomous robots that will be accepted by real animals. According to a Your Is article, these robot bees and fish can investigate, understand, and even influence the animals. The robot bees will expand current understanding of pollinators, which occupy immensely important roles in the ecosystem. Bees and other pollinators support biodiversity by promoting the reproduction of […]

06/18/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Improving tech with nature: Praying mantises with tiny glasses to be used to sharpen sight of robots

As advanced as robots have become, they’re still incapable of performing certain tasks. One of these is the ability to judge distance accurately. However, a team of scientists from Newcastle University may have found a solution to this problem, and they uncovered it by giving praying mantises tiny 3D glasses. Praying mantises are unique from other […]

06/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Insects turned into “soft robots” as they have artificial devices embedded on their backs

As if actual robots were not eerie enough, Singapore-based researchers reported their recent success at transforming beetles into “soft robots.” A Soft Robotics article detailed their method of planting artificial feedback devices on the backs of the insects, allowing them to assume direct control over the animals’ flight. Theirs is the first study to report […]

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