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Robotic Insect Takes World's First Bug-Bot Flight
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Hans-Georg Michna
Jul 20, 2007, 9:00:29 AM7/20/07
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Those Harvard boys are at it again, this time creating the
world's first robotic fly that actually took flight for the
first time. This sophisticated machine is made of tiny laser-cut
pieces of carbon fiber, parts so small they're nearly invisible
and molded to outlandishly tight tolerances of within 2
micrometers. There have been other attempts at building robotic
insects, but this tiny bot-bug is the size of a horsefly with a
wingspan of just over an inch, and uses the same flight
technique as those everyday, filthy varmints flying around your
garbage can.
world's first robotic fly that actually took flight for the
first time. This sophisticated machine is made of tiny laser-cut
pieces of carbon fiber, parts so small they're nearly invisible
and molded to outlandishly tight tolerances of within 2
micrometers. There have been other attempts at building robotic
insects, but this tiny bot-bug is the size of a horsefly with a
wingspan of just over an inch, and uses the same flight
technique as those everyday, filthy varmints flying around your
garbage can.
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/man_made-bug/robotic-insect-takes-worlds-first-bug+bot-flight-280119.php
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