(Nanowerk News) Bumblebees are clumsy fliers. It is estimated that a foraging bee bumps into a flower about once per second, which damages its wings over time. Yet despite having many tiny rips or hol...
(Nanowerk News) Most animals can quickly transition from walking to jumping to crawling to swimming if needed without reconfiguring or making major adjustments. Most robots cannot. But researchers at...
With the growing demand for miniaturized workspaces, the demand for microrobots has been increasing in robotics research. Compared to traditional rigid robots, soft robots have better robustness and s...
This tiny sharpshooter insect urinates and forms a droplet of pee on its anal stylus (aka 'butt flicker’), before flicking it off. (Image credit: Georgia Institute of Technology)...
The need for marine animals to navigate dark waters has given rise to biological sensing mechanisms that go well beyond the sense of sight. Marine creatures have evolved an array of such mechanisms, u...
