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MIT built a swarm of tiny robotic flies to pollinate flowers like bees

Allan Rose Hill
Feb 10, 2025
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image: MIT News

MIT's new swarm of tiny robotic insects can fly 100 times longer than its predecessors. According to engineer Kevin Chen, the robots could someday be used within agricultural warehouses to conduct artificial pollination.

The latest version of the robot, which is lighter than a paperclip, can hover for around 16 minutes which, Chen says, is…

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