Researchers developed a tiny robot replicating maple seed flight for environmental monitoring and sample delivery, potentially beneficial for various fields like search-and-rescue and infrastructure monitoring.
The artificial maple seed can be controlled using light to achieve different gliding trajectories, making it suitable for environmental monitoring with microsensors or sample delivery in inaccessible terrains.
Inspired by the adaptability of natural gliding seeds, researchers aimed to recreate their structure in artificial materials for controlled airborne elegance driven by light.
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