Tag: Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory

  • Science & Tech

    First in flight: RoboBee powered by soft muscles

    Researchers have developed a resilient RoboBee powered by soft artificial muscles that can crash into walls, fall onto the floor, and collide with other RoboBees without being damaged.

    3–4 minutes
    Falling RoboBee
  • Campus & Community

    Wood to receive Alan T. Waterman Award

    Harvard engineer Robert J. Wood has been named one of two recipients of the Alan T. Waterman Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

    2–3 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    ‘Pop!’ goes the robot

    A production method inspired by children’s pop-up books enables rapid fabrication of tiny, complex devices. Devised by engineers at Harvard, the ingenious layering and folding process will enable the creation of a broad range of electromechanical devices.

    4–6 minutes