Robotic insects with much higher stamina

Idea Proposed

Perspective view of a 665 mg aerial robot that is powered by DEAs. This robot consists of four identical modules, and each module consists of an airframe, a DEA, a pair of wing hinges, wings, and transmissions. The robot carries four motion trackers to perform closed-loop flights. The robot dimensions are 6 × 2 × 1 cm.

The technology could boost aerial robots’ repertoire, allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.

This belongs to MIT researchers; it can be found here: https://news.mit.edu/2021/researchers-introduce-new-generation-tiny-agile-drones-0302

Sources & citation

Y. Chen, S. Xu, Z. Ren and P. Chirarattananon, “Collision Resilient Insect-Scale Soft-Actuated Aerial Robots With High Agility,” in IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 1752-1764, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TRO.2021.3053647.