Researchers have analyzed the mechanism by which a fly emerging from ... and built a model that highlights the existence of an operating point used by the insect to deploy its wings.

EPFL scientists have developed a digital model of the ... "digital twin" of the fly Drosophila melanogaster, dubbed "NeuroMechFly". Drosophila is the most commonly used insect in the life sciences ...

To support the fruit fly model, the researchers made significant upgrades to the simulator, including adhesion actuators that model the forces generated by insect feet gripping a surface.

What can fly ... have 3D-printed bodies, wings made of carbon fiber and laser-cut membranes. The researchers have built one hummingbird robot weighing 12 grams – the weight of the average adult ...

There’s obviously an immense difference in size, and the fly ... of insect behaviors will be an exciting and fun area of research. Mala Murthy: Flies are an important model system for ...

A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically ... using fruit fly leg development as a model. By imaging the live cells of the common fruit fly ...