"RoboBee" – Bee-size Robot developed

Harvard University researchers have successfully taken first flight of bee sized robot named as ‘RoboBee’- which is less than tenth of gram in weight.
Objective of development:

• Able to sense and act like a bee which is helpful for insect flight study.
• Encourage unique methods for designing and building an electronic surrogate nervous system which enhances adaptability to changing environments.
• Develop independent pollination in flower husbandry.

Team Members:

• Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
• Harvard and North-eastern University’s Department of Biology
• Centeye, a microelectronics firm in Washington, D.C.
• Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs