PULLMAN, Wash. — Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider, developed at Washington State University, are the smallest, lightest and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever known to be ...

What do a mighty morphing dinosaur, several children in a trench coat, and a swarm of smiling robots have in common? They know there’s power in numbers — at least when it comes to their constituent ...

Insects know it well: Exoskeletons are awesome defense mechanisms. Shell-like outer layers protect crabs as they scuttle across the sand, provide cockroaches with rigid, flexible casings that are ...

Fireflies are one of the best parts of warm summer nights. The dancing, flickering lights of these tiny bugs have enamored people for centuries. Now, a group of scientists at MIT have created robot ...

A new study explains how tiny water bugs use fan-like propellers to zip across streams at speeds up to 120 body lengths per second ...

(Nanowerk News) These ancient creatures can squeeze through the tiniest cracks, fit snugly into tight spaces and survive in harsh environments: There aren’t many spaces that are off-limits to an ...