The secret behind insects' lightning-fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy-efficient robots and self-driving ...

About five years ago, a bizarre idea occurred to me. At the time, I was designing complex electronic circuits to mimic a small portion of an insect brain. These circuits would be created on a tiny ...

The way bugs and birds flap their wings may look effortless, but the dynamics that keep them aloft are dizzyingly complex and ...

New research decoding insect wing dynamics could enable highly stable flapping robots, improving micro-drone control, ...

Future AI systems - particularly those used in robotics, autonomous vehicles and real-time decision-making - could be ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a 3D computational model that decodes the complex ...

Sean Humbert is unlocking the biological secrets of the common housefly to make major advances in robotics and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). A professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Building robots that can effortlessly mimic the movements of insects on water has been a persistent challenge in robotics. The ability to move autonomously and efficiently in ...