Researchers at Princeton University have developed a new model for insect-scale robots inspired by the unique flight mechanics of the American grasshopper. Grasshopper’s gangly, awkward flight could ...

In 2021, a group of scientists from China engineered the RoboFalcon—a bird-inspired flapping-wing robot with a newly engineered mechanism made to drive bat-style morphing wings capable of flight.

Grasshoppers may not spring to mind as paragons of graceful flight. But for a team of Princeton engineers, these gangly insects have inspired a new approach to robotic wings. Typical designs for ...

By Akash Sriram March 30 (Reuters) - Space-tech firm Voyager Technologies has secured a mission management contract with robotics startup Icarus Robotics to demonstrate a free-flying robotic system on ...

Reliable Robotics, the leader in autonomous aircraft systems, today announced the completion of a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) ...

Irish co-founded space-tech Icarus Robotics is sending its robots on a test mission aboard the International Space Station.

Voyager Technologies announced plans March 30 to help Icarus Robotics test a free-flying platform, called Joyride, on the International Space Station. Under the agreement, Voyager will handle payload ...

A robotic fly is shown in controlled flight. The robot still requires a wire tether for power and control signals. A quarter is shown for scale. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the 3 ...