Robot bugs continue flying even after suffering wing damage

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used biomimicry to develop robots that can maintain flight performance even after suffering wing damage.

These damage-resilient robots, modelled after bumblebees, have been optimised to isolate localised damage. In addition, they demonstrated a novel laser repair method that can help the robot recover from severe damage, such as if a fire scorched the device.

Swarms of these robots could perform tasks in tough environments such as conducting search missions through a collapsing building or dense forest.

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[lasarith]

0:20 reminds me of war of the worlds ships .