RoboFly

RoboFly-A Flying Robotic Insect Laser-Powered

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Hunter's comment

This new type of flying robot is very small and light - it weighs almost the same as a toothpick - it can land on your finger. Small flitters are also capable of flying unmanned and powered by lasers.

This is a big leap in the design of small air bots, which are usually too small to support the power source and have to track the lifeline to a remote battery to fly.

Dubbed (RoboFly), and like its animal name, it has a pair of transparent smooth wings that carry it into the air.

The miniature bot uses a lightweight onboard circuit to turn the laser light into enough electrical power to send it soaring.