Robo fly imitating the real flight of an insect

Harvard scientists, in all seriousness, unambiguously brought together science fiction, espionage fighters and reality. And just something, they showed people a fly robot weighing 60 milligrams and with a wingspan of 3 centimeters. The robot moves exactly like a real fly, and its dimensions allow it to be used as a spy. According to scientists, their offspring still needs to be improved, but the military, of course, have already laid eyes on the miracle of technology.

The main problem faced by a group of scientists was the unacceptability of existing production processes for creating “parts” of a robot of such a small size. Ultimately, the developers independently cut a polymer and carbon fiber using a microlaser, and then “glued” together the components of the future robot. But lest you think that the Harvardians simply used the newest version of the jigsaw and everything, I would note the following: the scientists studied the flight dynamics of the fly for 7 years. And only after that they started to “assemble” their robot.

By the way, the Harvard robo-fly is, of course, not the first robot that looks and looks like any insect. But its uniqueness lies in the fact that it completely imitates the real flight of a fly. It may well be that the glass will beat? Although it is still too early to talk about it. At the moment, a group of researchers is working to improve the flight controller. To fly flew not only straight up, but also in other directions.

via Technology Review