This robotic bee uses static electricity to stick to surfaces

[Guest Chris Smith]

http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/f7066664ffd9a7ad6a02f58518cb5112.jpgRemember the MIT’s RoboBee? The initiative kicked off a couple of years ago, aiming to fix a major problem that we currently have: the bee population is slowly dying, and without bees, we’re pretty much doomed. Last fall we learned that researchers from Harvard created an insect-size robot that can both fly and swim. And now we hear that MIT and Harvard researchers have partnered up to create a RoboBee that can perch.

 

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