dragonflies

Friday, April 17, 2009
Cameras

Friendly Dragonfly Streetlamp Helps You Forget Big Bro Is Watching

1:00PM Wilson Rothman | Its wings are covered with an array of bright LEDs, its head, a video camera. You see that it sees you, about to commit some misdemeanor. But it’s too cute—there’s no way you’re in trouble. More »
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
Robots

Dragonflies to Explore Mars, Titan, Spook Out Aliens

4:00AM Jesus Diaz | A new robot called ExoFly could be exploring the surface of Mars, guiding rovers through the surface of the Red Planet. Developed by scientists at the Technical University Delft, Wageningen University, and TNO in Netherlands, the ExoFly is designed to imitate the flight patterns of dragonflies. Dragonflies from 300 million years ago, because these things are huge. More »
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