Pretty cool. They use a laser, and the photo-sensetive material it is made of changes the shape of the wings. This is used to float on air currents and to try and direct it's flight. They hope to use it for artificial pollination
foobarian 451 days ago [-]
It didn't quite fly, in the video the device is suspended by some kind of filament. Still a fascinating material.
batch12 451 days ago [-]
Its proposed uses in agriculture make me wonder how it would impact the birds and other animals that think it could be a tasty snack.
yaris 450 days ago [-]
My immediate association was ”The Invincible” by S.Lem.