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 ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — From vast parks to wetlands to conservation areas, Broward County is now using a drone to spray for mosquitoes in hard-to-reach places. The drone hits the air with a payload of ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Tiny insect-inspired drones could navigate collapsed buildings to find survivors, showing lab-tested flight skills with ...