RoboBee, Harvard's Micro-Sized Robotic Drone

Next time you see a bug, be sure to check if it's Harvard's new nano-sized drone! Recently, Harvard has proved that it's new Robobee drone can perform a stable hover in midair. With a minute mass of 80 mg and a wingspan of 3 cm, this bug-inspired robot is able to hover off the ground. Along with its feather-like weight and small wingspan, a small wire delivers power to the robot while it's in flight. The robot also has a wing beat frequency that surpasses the frequency of a real hummingbird's wing beat! Thanks for reading and check out the video above to see this insect-like robot!

The SimpleBotics Mantis

Hello robo-enthusiasts! The robotics kit that we may be sell may be called the Mantis. This is because the robot will use two servo-driven legs to move around its environment. Right now, a prototype is being developed. Along with the prototype, a user-friendly design is being incorporated into this kit too. This will ensure that it won't be too complicated to construct. Thank you for reading and follow us to stay updated on this project!

Note: The image above is just a concept of what the Mantis will actually look like.

The Sphero Peackeeper, a $10,000 Robotic Ball!

Do you have $10,000 laying around. If so, you could be able to purchase the Sphero Peacekeeper from Orbotix! Seriously though, how awesome would it be to have and iPad-controlled 150 pound robotic ball. You could drive it around your yard, chase cars, and torment your pets. Just kidding, this Sphero was just an April Fool's prank!

Vibrobot or Arduino Walker?

Now that we know that a handful of people are interested in the kits, we would like to know what kind. The first idea we had for a kit was a simple vibrobot. The robot would resemble a turtle with a circular battery pack, an LED, and a pager motor. It would use its paper clip legs to move around. On the other hand, we had an idea for an Arduino walker. The walker would resemble a four-legged insect with two servos and an Arduino as part of its back. In addition, an infrared sensor would allow the robot to become "aware" of its environment! So the question is, which one would you rather construct? Please vote below!

Arduino Walker kit or Simple Vibrobot
	Arduino Walker Kit
	Simple Vibrobot Kit
	Both sound awesome!
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Robots Protesting Against Killer Robots?

This is not the usual robotics post. It turns out that in Britain, some robots are campaigning against the killer, fully-automated robots used for warfare. Their argument is that, some day, these robots could confuse an innocent human with a hostile target. Another point that they have is that taking the "human" out of these fully-automated robots will cause major conflict. Conflict such as killing innocent people due to confusion of who's the bad guy and who's not. The question is, will this deadly conflict arise in the not-so-distant future?