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    Don't Swat This Bug. It Might Be A Robot On A Rescue Mission

    Scientists are trying to build a tiny drone with the agility of a mosquito. These light but strong flying robots could be used in critical situations, such as finding people in a collapsed building.
    by Avery Keatley Mar 04, 2021 1 minute
    Kevin Chen, an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, envisions a time when his insect-sized drone could be used as a search and rescue robot — to find survivors in disaster debris that bigger drones couldn't reach.

    The reason it's so hard to kill a mosquito is that they move really well.

    Scientists are trying to build a robot with that kind of agility. And these tiny but mighty flying robots could be used in life-and-death situations, such as

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