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    Aerial Aquatic Microrobot

    Published on Oct 25, 2017

    Inspired by insects, researchers at the Wyss Institute and Harvard SEAS have developed a robot capable of flying...and swimming.

    Once the robot swims to the surface of the water, surrounding water is collected in a buoyancy chamber. Within the chamber, an electrolytic plate produced oxyhydrogen. This gives the robot extra buoyancy, which enables it to push its wings out of the water. The water surface tension keeps the robot upright as the wings start to flap. A sparker then ignites the combustible oxyhydrogen, giving the robot a boost, allowing it to jump off the water surface. Hybrid aerial-aquatic robots could be used for environmental explorations and search and rescue missions.
    "New RoboBee flies, dives, swims, and explodes out the of water"

    by Wyss Institute
    October 27, 2017

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    Air-water robot uses explosive launch

    Published on Feb 1, 2018

    An insect size robot converts water to gas and ignites it to spring free of water and take flight.

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    The untethered RoboBee

    Published on Jun 26, 2019

    Changes to the Robobee — including an additional pair of wings and improvements to the actuators and transmission ratio — made the vehicle more efficient and allowed the addition of solar cells and an electronics panel. This Robobee is the first to fly without a power cord and is the lightest, untethered vehicle to achieve sustained flight. (Image courtesy of the Harvard Microrobotics Lab/Harvard SEAS)

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    RoboBee powered by soft muscles

    Nov 4, 2019

    Researchers at SEAS and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed a resilient RoboBee powered by soft artificial muscles that can crash into walls, fall onto the floor, and collide with other RoboBees without being damaged. It is the first microrobot powered by soft actuators to achieve controlled flight.

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    Insect-like robots

    Mar 2, 2021

    A team of researchers has developed a new generation of tiny, agile drones that look, act and maneuver like actual insects allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.
    "Researchers introduce a new generation of tiny, agile drones"
    The technology could boost aerial robots’ repertoire, allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.

    by Daniel Ackerman
    March 2, 2021

    Soft and Micro Robotics Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Team:

    Suhan Kim

    Zhijian Ren

    Kevin Chen

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    Giving bug-like, flying robots a boost

    Dec 20, 2021

    A new fabrication technique, developed by a team of electrical engineers and computer scientists, produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots.
    "Giving bug-like bots a boost"
    A new fabrication technique produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots.

    by Adam Zewe
    December 16, 2021

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