Cockroaches are already experts at scuttling into tiny places. Why not make a robot that can do the same?

Rolls-Royce is building cockroach-like robots to fix plane engines

Robots & Machines

Rolls Royce just unveiled the latest iteration of its cockroach-like robots designed to enter airplane engines and assist engineers in the repair of issues.

Rolls-Royce Is Building Cockroach-Like Robots to Fix Plane Engines

It could cut the time needed for a repair from 5 hours to 5 minutes.

RoboFly is the first insect-inspired bot to not be ruled by cords.

This cute little robot fly is the first without a wire

Robot insects have to go wireless if they're going to accomplish all that large, bulky drones can't. The first to cut ties works with laser power instead.

This Cute Little Robot Fly Is The First Without A Wire

RoboFly uses lasers to power its flapping wings.

These tiny robots get their fuel from atoms and "move silently, like a UFO."

Future Society

These tiny bots gain propulsion from atomic-level interactions, and could one day be used to search for disaster survivors or even pollinate plants.

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Rolls-Royce Is Building Cockroach-Like Robots to Fix Plane Engines

This Cute Little Robot Fly Is The First Without A Wire

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