China just unveiled a speedy 2 cm long insect bot with legs. BHMbot weighs 1.76 g can achieve a running speed of 17.5 BL s−1 (Body Length per second). Power consumption of 1.77 W. There is still a way to go to mimic nature fully though: the maximum running speed of a Californian mite (Paratarsotomus macropalpis2) can be up to 192.4 BL s−1. You may also like these innovations on Superinnovators today: - Highly sensitive fiber optic gyroscope senses rotational ground motion around active volcano - VIDEO: Electric hydrofoil passenger ship - Neutrons open window to explore space glass - Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by electric/hybrid cars as petrol/diesel ones Check out these stories here: https://lnkd.in/ggiQ6Cu2 Credit: CGTN #innovation #creativity #technology #future
I see so many places it can be utilised.
Wow! They literally created the fly on the wall to watch the room.
The future of war and totalitarianism
Let the bugging begin
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6moVery cool! What are the use cases for this, except for espionage or a mini bomb? 😅