In 2013, Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences started the “RoboBee” project. At the time, it was impressive enough for a drone to take off, fly, and land without issue.

When Robert Wood came to Harvard University 17 years ago, he wanted to design an insect-sized robot that could fly. You might wonder why anyone would ever need such a thing, but the engineering ...

Harvard's RoboBee will one day conduct artificial pollination and survey disaster zones, but first it has to stop crash landing. Reading time 2 minutes Imagine tiny robotic bees buzzing around fields ...

Think for a minute about the implications of this: a steerable robot the size of a Bumble Bee. If you’re a little creeped out well, we can’t blame you. The implications of a RoboBee for military, law ...

Harvard's RoboBee project has been at the forefront of microrobot technology for years. We've watched with interest as subsequent developments have allowed the tiny machine to fly, swim, hover, perch ...

Harvard University’s RoboBee has became the lightest vehicle to ever achieve sustained untethered flight, not requiring jumping or liftoff. For nearly a decade, the little robot does look a little ...

In brief: Harvard's tiny Robobee flying machine has undergone several improvements over the years, but the latest upgrade is probably its most significant: it can now fly without being tethered to a ...