These drones can open doors and let the rest of the swarm in

Maria Dermentzi

17 minutes ago

Researchers at Stanford University and EPFL have developed drones that can anchor themselves onto a surface and lift objects that are 40 times their own weight. The FlyCroTugs — aka flying, micro, tugging robots — use gecko-inspired adhesive to adhere to smooth surfaces and micro-spines that look like tiny fish hooks to latch onto rough surfaces.