Robotic insect: world’s smallest flying robot makes first flight

Scientists at Harvard University have created a flying robot that can sit on a fingertip. Inspired by the biology of a fly, the robot is able to perform the agile movements of an insect. Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) put a decade’s work into developing the penny-sized robot, before it took off for the first time. Get the latest headlines Subscribe to The Telegraph Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Google and are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.