This robotic insect is the first to fly independently from a power source and potentially is able to help humans find sources of pollution faster and safer than traditional methods.
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This is one flying insect you don’t want to swat. It doesn’t bite, sting or spread disease. In fact, someday it could be a life- and climate-saver. In time, it could even be used to survey crops, detect wildfires, poke around in disaster rubble searching for survivors and sniff out gas leaks, especially global warming-fueling methane, a powerful greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide. Engineers power RoboFly by pointing a laser beam at a photovoltaic cell (blue) above the robot. Image: Mark Stone, University of Washington It’s the first robotic flying insect that lifts off without […]
