MIT's new robotic insects, inspired by bees, achieve longer flights and enhanced precision, paving the way for autonomous pollination tasks.
MIT researchers are designing robotic insects capable of swarming from mechanical hives to handle precise pollination tasks efficiently.The team designed their tiny, flying robots to be significantly more agile and robust than previous iterations, drawing inspiration from the anatomy of natural pollinators like bees. More than 100 times longer than previously shown, the new bots can hover for over 1,000 seconds.
“Compared to the old robot, we can now generate control torque three times larger than before, which is why we can do very sophisticated and very accurate path-finding flights,” said Chen in a statement. Despite these design advancements, robotic insects still fall short of matching the capabilities of their natural counterparts. A bee, with only two wings, achieves rapid and highly controlled movements.
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