{"id":243049,"date":"2025-04-01T22:35:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/uc-berkeley-unveils-smallest-wireless-flying-robot-less-than-1-cm-and-21-mg\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:04:34","slug":"uc-berkeley-unveils-smallest-wireless-flying-robot-less-than-1-cm-and-21-mg","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/uc-berkeley-unveils-smallest-wireless-flying-robot-less-than-1-cm-and-21-mg\/","title":{"rendered":"UC Berkeley unveils smallest wireless flying robot: less than 1 cm and 21 mg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Engineers at the <strong>University of California, Berkeley<\/strong> have taken inspiration from bumblebees to create a tiny, <strong>wireless flying robot<\/strong> , measuring less than a centimeter in diameter and weighing just 21 milligrams, capable of performing highly precise aerial maneuvers.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The smallest wireless flying robot<\/h2>\n\n<p>This flying micro-robot is equipped with two small magnets and takes the form of a propeller. When an external magnetic field is applied, <strong>the magnets interact, causing the propeller to rotate<\/strong> , thereby generating the lift necessary for flight. This technique eliminates the need for batteries or complex electronic systems onboard, facilitating its tiny size and light weight.  <\/p>\n\n<p>With the ability to hover, change direction, and reach specific targets, this robot has the potential to improve multiple sectors. For example, it could be used in <strong>artificial pollination<\/strong> , <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/confined-space-equipment-innovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"224731\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inspection of tight spaces<\/a><\/strong> like the interior of pipes, and exploration of complex environments where human access is limited. Furthermore, its bio-inspired design allows it to emulate the navigation and pollination abilities of bumblebees, opening up new possibilities for the interaction between robotics and nature.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Currently, the robot operates using passive flight, lacking integrated sensors to <strong>detect its position or trajectory in real time<\/strong> . This means that external factors, such as wind gusts, could affect its course. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Berkeley engineers created the world\u2019s smallest wireless flying robot!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4teCe7-qqAo?start=7&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Real-time testing of the microrobot prototype. Source: Berkeley Engineering <\/p>\n\n<p>Researchers are working on incorporating active controls that allow for real-time adjustments, improving its stability and <strong>responsiveness to environmental changes<\/strong> . Additionally, methods are being explored to further reduce its size, which would allow it to be controlled using weaker magnetic fields, such as those generated by radio waves. <\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-921d40db-57dc-4f0b-a30e-009c45b55119\"><strong>Follow us on social media and don&#8217;t miss any of our posts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-4d2f8dd1-432e-42c2-b119-b5546b87b38b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\">X (Twitter)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-e498bc4c-c835-456a-8d6d-48944eddf7c1\"><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.berkeley.edu\/2025\/03\/28\/uc-berkeley-engineers-create-worlds-smallest-wireless-flying-robot\/#:~:text=Research%2C%20Technology%20%26%20engineering-,UC%20Berkeley%20engineers%20create%20world&#039;s%20smallest%20wireless%20flying%20robot,and%20even%20hit%20small%20targets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UC Berkeley<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers continue to work on integrating active controls that allow for real-time adjustments to improve stability and responsiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":243016,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13030,13058],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-243049","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-robotics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/243049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/243049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=243049"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=243049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}