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Robotic science may (or may not) help us keep up with the death of bees

Frank Tobe 10 Mar 2017

Beginning in 2006 beekeepers became aware that their honeybee populations were dying off at increasingly rapid rates. Scientists are also concerned about the dwindling populations of monarch butterfli...

Soft-bodied robots: Actuators inspired by muscle

Wyss Institute 01 Jun 2016

To make robots more cooperative and have them perform tasks in close proximity to humans, they must be softer and safer. A new actuator developed by a team led by George Whitesides, Ph.D. — who is a...

Bioinspired robotics #2: Materials, manufacturing & design, with Robert Wood

Wyss Institute 09 Nov 2015

In the Disruptive Podcast series, Terrence McNally speaks directly with Wyss Institute researchers, exploring what motivates them and how they envision our future as might be impacted by their disrup...

Bioinspired robotics #1: Swarm collectives, with Radhika Nagpal

Wyss Institute 28 Oct 2015

RoboBees take to the sky – and now the sea

Wyss Institute 24 Oct 2015

By Leah Burrows | SEAS Communications Engineers have been trying to design functional aerial-aquatic vehicles for decades with little success. The biggest challenge is conflicting design requirem...

Robert J. Wood interview

John Payne 03 Jun 2012

http://youtu.be/WGR3SqPrOYs Robert J. Wood (see also), Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and a Core Member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard Universit...