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View Full Version : Tiny Wireless Flying Robotic Insect "RoboFly" gets power from Laser beam



karthikaqpt
21st May 2018, 12:03
Engineers at the University of Washington have for the first time cut the cord and added a brain, allowing their RoboFly to take its first independent flaps. This might be one small flap for a robot, but it’s one giant leap for robot-kind.


RoboFly is slightly heavier than a toothpick and is powered by a laser beam. It uses a tiny onboard circuit that converts the laser energy into enough electricity to operate its wings. RoboFly is slightly larger than a real fly.

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