This tiny, flying robot flaps its wings 30 times per second—just like a real hummingbird—and will one day save lives by searching for survivors in wreckage and spots not easily accessible by humans.

An advancement in robotic flight shows how advanced electronics and reconfigurable mechanisms are enabling machines to mimic the complex wing motions of birds, paving the way for smarter aerial ...

A robot hummingbird is the military's latest flying spy machine, with a camera affixed to a featherweight 6.5-inch body that flies by flapping its wings. The "Nano Hummingbird" can fly just 11 miles ...