Inspired by origami, researchers have built a quadcopter that can unfurl its wings in under a second. The portable device could be used in large numbers to coordinate rescue operations in a disaster ...

These could be the stuff of nightmares — if they weren’t so damn cute. Scientists at the University of Washington have developed adorable little electronic “microfliers,” the size of a postage stamp, ...

Small robotic devices have been developed by researchers at the University of Washington that can modify the way they fly through the air by folding themselves into a more compact form while they are ...