Robobees take their first flight...

Researchers at Harvard University have conducted the first controlled flight of a robotic insect. / KEVIN MA AND PAKPONG CHIRARATTANANON

After over a decade of work, the so-called "RoboBee" has taken flight. Harvard University Researchers have been dedicated to creating an insect-sized robot for years and the work has finally paid off.

According to the researchers, the robot half the size of a paperclip and weighing less than a tenth of gram, was able to hover for a few moments and then flew on a "preset route through the air."

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