Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, ...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Don't be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute wasn't hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it's a testing ground ...

Autonomous flight at insect scale has long been a challenge in robotics. Existing microrobots can hover or move along ...

MIT scientists are designing robotic insects that could one day swarm out of mechanical hives and perform pollination at a rapid pace — ensuring fruits and vegetables are grown at an unprecedented ...

When the United States entered the War on Terror, it did so with a series of drone aircraft ready to exploit enemy signals and positions. It took some time to arm them, but uncrewed aerial systems ...

Instead, it’s a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy conditions. “We all know that when there’s an earthquake or a tsunami, ...