Flap**-wing robotic insects require actuators with high power densities at centimeter to
micrometer scales. Due to the low weight budget, the selection and design of the actuation …

Research toward small, autonomous, and mobile robots is inspired by both the insects we
see around us and numerous applications, from inspection of jet engines and civil …

Biology is a useful tool when applied to engineering challenges that have been solved in
nature. Here, the emulous goal of creating an insect-sized, truly micro air vehicle is …

The emergence of biorobotic autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) as a focus for discipline-
integrated research in the context of underwater propulsion and maneuvering is considered …

This paper presents the mathematical modeling of flap** flight inch-size micro aerial
vehicles (MAVs), namely micromechanical flying insects (MFIs). The target robotic insects …

As the characteristic size of a flying robot decreases, the challenges for successful flight
revert to basic questions of fabrication, actuation, fluid mechanics, stabilization, and power …

We present the design, fabrication process, and characterization of a multimodal tactile
sensor made of polymer materials and metal thin film sensors. The multimodal sensor can …

We aim at develo** autonomous microflyers capable of navigating within houses or small
indoor environments using vision as the principal source of information. Due to severe …

We demonstrated the remote control of insects in free flight via an implantable radio-
equipped miniature neural stimulating system. The pronotum mounted system consisted of …

Scaling a flying robot down to the size of a fly or bee requires advances in manufacturing,
sensing and control, and will provide insights into mechanisms used by their biological …