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The Next Hummingbird You See Could Be A Spy

7:00PM January 17, 2012 | Andrew Tarantola

The military’s UAV fleet will soon be getting a small addition — DARPA’s hummingbird-shaped covert surveillance drone. More »


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Spy tech: DARPA demonstrates Nano Hummingbird spy drone

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11:29AM February 21, 2011 | Daniel Long

DARPA, that US Military wing responsible for bringing the world one step closer to Skynet and a war against the machines (and perhaps arguably the real-life version of Q’s department from the James Bond series) are at it again – only this time they’ve swapped robotic canines and unmanned aircraft for Nano spy technologies. And the results do indeed look a little scary, if not a little sci-fi sounding. More »


This Is A $US2.1m Robot Hummingbird And It May Save Your Life

2:00PM December 29, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

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 inaccessible by humans. More »


Pentagon’s Robot Hummingbird Christened “Nano Air Vehicle”

10:00AM July 4, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The Pentagon’s wacky sci-fi department DARPA has been working on robotic hummingbird-based drones to serve as miniature spies. They’re not nearly as agile or adorable as real hummingbirds, but DARPA is well on their way to achieving that dream. More »