Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, inspired by insects, now show flight skills close to the real thing. In lab ...

NAGANO, Japan >> Researchers in Japan have developed an odor-detecting drone that uses antennae taken from insects. The “insect drone” can autonomously find its way to the source of an odor. The ...

(Nanowerk News) Engineers have long sought to unlock the secrets behind insects' uncanny flight abilities and agility in hopes of creating a new class of tiny yet capable flying robots. These flapping ...

Delft, Netherlands: "This is the DelFly Explorer, the world's smallest drone with flapping wings that's able to fly around by itself and avoid obstacles," its proud developer Guido de Croon of the ...

As technology begins to advance, size is starting to matter less as military drones are shrinking down to the siz of a mosquito. ‘Nano drones’, sometimes called ‘micro drones’ are being increasingly ...

HOMEDALE — Terravata is an Idaho-based company that uses drones for a variety of services. One of the most unusual ways the company uses drones is to release beneficial insects to manage pests.

Since March, US Army Special Forces have been testing Black Hornets, lightweight reconnaissance drones from Prox Dynamics(Opens in a new window) that are small enough to fit in your pocket. Each Black ...

SAN DIEGO - You'll never look at hummingbirds the same again. The Pentagon has poured millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology, each equipped with video and audio ...