Giving bug like, flying robots a boost

A new fabrication technique, developed by a team of electrical engineers and computer scientists, produces lowvoltage, powerdense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots. (Learn more: Watch more videos from MIT: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of handson problemsolvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos