A robotics engineering professor is building tiny, autonomous flying robots that can use sound waves to navigate in total ...

Sanket and his students found their answer in bats and the winged mammal’s highly sophisticated ability to echolocate, or ...

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing tiny drones inspired by bats for search and rescue missions.

WPI's PeAR Bat uses ultrasonic echolocation like bats to navigate smoke and darkness for autonomous rescue missions ...

A Halloween event last year ended up providing inspiration for a WPI project to create a drone that operates similar to a bat.

WPI researchers are enabling aerial robots, smaller than 100 mm and weighing less than 100 g, to navigate without relying on vision.

Animal-inspired technology has become very popular. Researchers use fireflies to create better LEDs, incorporate honey bee brains into robots, and create muscles that can camouflage like squid. Now, ...

A building collapses and victims are stuck beneath rubble. A rescue team moves debris as quickly as possible but struggles to find people in the chaos. The team launches a robot that can fly through ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Echolocation is an immense benefit for bats—and certain ...