Robotic Fly

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Small, winged insects have a reputation for accidentally buzzing into closed windows or swooping into your eye during a bike ride. But the research of Robert Wood, assistant professor of engineering and applied sciences, may cause you to look twice at your next fly...

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: January 3, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Author: askstudent

Length: 0:02:53
Rating: 4.42
Views: 42,413

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theblotterproject (Wednesday 29th of October 2008 03:16:00 AM)
Floyd ftw
Daermon42 (Friday 10th of October 2008 06:05:37 PM)
yet another one funded by DARPA to enslave us all
vic028 (Friday 25th of January 2008 10:20:18 AM)
sweet another reason to fear insects.. mass produced government surveillance..
ponsau (Friday 25th of January 2008 01:09:39 AM)
No it doesn't look like it. But thats research for you. You work on stuff that may not be realized for decades. Baby steps. Have to start somewhere.
MustangAficionado (Thursday 24th of January 2008 02:07:48 PM)
shows you how far we are behind nature, true perfection
CompletelyIrrelevant (Friday 25th of January 2008 06:04:13 AM)
Well, to be fair, nature kinda had a bit of a head start on us... The real question is, how long till we need robotic fly swats?
tacoguy1988 (Friday 25th of January 2008 09:02:53 AM)
I'd like to see nature make a computer!!!
MustangAficionado (Friday 25th of January 2008 03:53:57 PM)
It's called the brain, something no computer has yet to replicate. Yes it can perform set formulas quicker, but can replicate the cognitive ability of the brain to have creative interaction with its environment.
thosebitchesbecrazy (Wednesday 23rd of January 2008 06:04:02 AM)
now try to make a robotic bee fly based on scale and accuracy :p after this techology comes to be, you know they'll find ways to put cameras and tracking systems on it...
j35u5hchr15t (Tuesday 22nd of January 2008 04:36:43 PM)
can lift be attained without the guide rail?