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By studying how grasshoppers glide and fold their wings, researchers are finding new ways to extend flight time for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Engineers at Caltech have developed a robot that can seamlessly move between walking and flying. Video shared by the elite Pasadena private research university showed the ...

Scientists regularly draw ideas from the natural world in a bid to improve robotic performance, and when it comes to soft robots that swim, motion in the ocean is a rich source of inspiration. The ...

To improve the next generation of insect-size flying machines, Johns Hopkins engineers have been aiming high-speed video cameras at some of the prettiest bugs on the planet. By figuring out how ...