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Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, inspired by insects, now show flight skills close to the real thing. In lab ...

MIT scientists are designing robotic insects that could one day swarm out of mechanical hives and perform pollination at a rapid pace — ensuring fruits and vegetables are grown at an unprecedented ...

Autonomous flight at insect scale has long been a challenge in robotics. Existing microrobots can hover or move along ...

The buzzing you hear nearby may not be a bug, but rather a tiny drone operated by Army Special Forces. Soldiers are testing the 18-gram PD-100 Black Hornet, made by Norway’s Prox Dynamics, according ...

Introducing BUG, the UK’s first and only sovereign sub-250g drone — designed, built, and proven in the toughest operational environments. Built In-House. Trusted in Combat. Unlike off-the-shelf ...

Researchers in Italy have unveiled the first successful application of commercial drones combined with artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor the invasive agricultural pest, Halyomorpha halys, ...

New Hampshire farmers could soon be allowed to use drones to apply pesticides without notifying their neighbors, but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea CONCORD, N.H. — Hear a humming overhead?

Vergelegen Wine Estate in South Africa’s Western Cape is using an unconventional method to keep its 130 hectares of vineyards both virus and pesticide free. Pairing technology and nature, the 324-year ...