DARPA recognizes that insect-scale flying robots have immense military potential. In laboratories around the world, engineers are racing to shrink robotics into microscopic proportions, many examples ...

A tiny micro-robotic insect wing hangs off the front of a circuit board. The idea of being a “fly on the wall” in an enemy headquarters has been a goal of intelligence agencies for as long as there ...

Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division conduct training with the Common Robotic System Individual variant. A medium version of the system is under development as part of the Army's robotics strategy ...

Video from the Ukrainian military's first-person drones has captivated millions, but the footage offers only a narrow view of ...

The prototype, called the Bee++, can twist, fly in any direction and achieve the same 6 degrees of free movement that a typical insect can. The tiny robot has four wings made of carbon fiber and mylar ...

The 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believes growing artificial intelligence and unmanned technology could lead to robotic military forces in the future. “Ten to fifteen years from now, my ...

Cyborg cockroaches that find earthquake survivors. A “robofly” that sniffs out gas leaks. Flying lightning bugs that pollinate farms in space. These aren’t just buzzy ideas, they’re becoming reality.