A team of engineers has developed FlyCroTugs, palm-sized robots that draw on the biology of wasps and geckos. Wasp-inspired spines enable the robots to lift and move objects about 40 times their own weight. The small robots could one day be used to perform dangerous tasks, such as search and rescue missions; they can also be taught to work in unison to complete bigger and more complicated jobs.
Tiny Drones Team Up to Open Doors. Drones take a cue from wasps to manipulate objects 40 times their own mass #teamwork #dronemission #youdreamwedrone
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Look closely. There's a tiny wasp-inspired drone lifting this huge water bottle. This new class of robots, known as FlyCroTugs, use a tiny winch on their bellies to lift and drag things up to 40 times their own weight #technews # #inspiration #drones
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Interesting....most light weight MAV (micro air vehicles) have generally been carrying sensor/ camera for sensing tasks....using them to do tasks requiring torque force could potentially open up many applications for automation https://lnkd.in/feiegyS