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...It’s kind of like a micro-origami process,” Wood says. “By altering the geometry of layers of different materials, we can produce different joint structures...
While insects travel by varying modes of locomotion, Wood focuses on hovering, which he believes is the hardest, but most useful, insect behavior to mimic...
...Hovering is the most attractive feature for applications,” Wood says. “Surveillance, for example, requires the machine to hover and stare...
...slightest asymmetry in these machines can create huge body torques that would ruin the stability of device. While gears and switches work well when designing movement on a large scale, developing such intricate machinery is impossible at the microscopic level. To make flying and hovering possible in MAVs, Wood has developed special materials that offer varying flexibility...
...Wood says that most aspects of the MAVs are functioning well independently, the next step in the project is to integrate the hovering processes, decision-making procedures, and external power...