MEDIA
PRINT & INTERNET
Robotic Insect Takes Off for the First Time, Technology Review
Harvard University's robotic fly takes flight, Engadget
Robotic Insect Takes World's First Bug-Bot Flight, Gizmodo
Robot helps you become a fly on the wall, UK Metro
The fly that's also a spy, Daily Mail
Harvard researchers develop robotic fly, Homeland Security Daily Wire
Time Magazine, October 22 edition (print only)
Scientists are abuzz with talk and work on robotic spy bugs, The Boston Globe
Are We Being Watched by Flying Robot Insects?, Popular Science
Robotfluga kan få jobb som spion, Ny Teknik
The fly's a spy, The Economist
Tinker, Tailor, Robot, Fly, Harvard Magazine
Robotic Fly to Descend on New York, Slashdot
Robert Wood selected to Technology Review's 2008 TR35 class, Technology Review
'Ecological Urbanism' Provides Sense of the Future, The Boston Globe
"Smart Sheets" Can Self-Assemble Into Airplanes, Boats, Popular Science
Origami that folds itself, Nature News
Innovator: Rob Wood, Business Week
PARITy differential keeps your MAV flying level even if you clip its wings, Engadget
Cracking flight’s mysteries, Harvard Gazette
Robotic Insects See Improvement, Harvard Crimson
Cracking flight's mysteries: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a microrobot, PhysOrg
Tiny micro air vehicles may someday explore and detect environmental hazards, PhysOrg
When bird meets machine, bioinspired flight, PhysOrg
Bugs and Bots Enthrall at Ed Portal, Harvard Crimson
Chasing Nature, Technology Review
Flying microrobot takes steps toward full autonomy, PhysOrg
Tiny Robotic Bee Assembles Itself Like Pop-Up Book, Wired
Harvard Lab Builds New Robotic Insects, Harvard Crimson
Forecasting Harvard's Future, Harvard Magazine
NSF to Honor Two Early Career Researchers in Computational Science With Alan T. Waterman Award, National Science
Foundation press release
Robert Wood of Harvard University has been awarded the 2012 Alan T. Waterman Award, National Science Foundation interview
Printable Robots: MIT Project Wants to Let You Design and Fabricate Your Own Machines, IEEE Spectrum
MIT Project Aims to Deliver Printable, Mass-Market Robots, Wired
MIT-Led Team Aims to Make 'Printable Robots' Widely Available, PC Mag
Design, Program, and Build a Customized Army of Robots in a Day, Popular Science
Mass-Production Sends Robot Insects Flying, Live Science
Is Origami the Future of Tech?, Bloomberg Businessweek
Sreetharan, pioneer of pop-up robots, named to TR35, Technology Review
Pentagon helps build Meshworm reconnaissance robot, BBC
RoboBees: Design Poses Intriguing Engineering, Computer Science Challenges, NSF Science Nation
Into the Fold, Science News
This Crawling Inchworm Robot Can Be Printed Out and Folds Itself, IEEE Spectrum
A Remote-Controlled Robot the Size of a Fly, NY Times
Robot 'fly' is big step for Harvard researchers, Boston Globe
Robotic fly takes off at Harvard, The Guardian
Miniature flying robots: Robodiptera, The Economist
Harvard scientists make robot insect; it took 12 years and flew 12 seconds, Washington Times
Harvard Researchers Create 'Smallest Robotic Insect Capable of Flight, Harvard Crimson
Tiny Robotic Insects Take Flight, Forbes
Robotic insects make first controlled flight, Harvard Gazett
Robotic fly takes flight, USA Today
Robotic insect: World's smallest flying robot takes off, BBC
Robot Bees Learn to Fly, Scientific American
Bug-Inspired Robots Designed to Do Our Dirty Work, Discover Magazine
Flying Robotic Bees Are Here!, This Could Be Big, ABC News
Biomimetics: Flying like a fly, Nature News & Views
Robotic Bees Take Flight, CNN Money
Buzz-Worthy: The World's Smallest Flying Robot, Bloomberg
Flat-pack structures build themselves, Chemistry World
Autonomous RoboBee no flight of fancy, Reuters
RoboBees to the Rescue, NOVA
Robobees to the Rescue, Planet Forward TV
SEAS Video: RoboBee, Harvard Alumni Association
Rise of the Insect Drones, Popular Science (cover story)
Airmail, to your door, Harvard Gazette
Swarms of drones could be the next frontier in emergency respone, NBC News
The Challenge of Manufacturing Between Macro and Micro, American Scientist
Flying robots: Nature inspires next generation design, BBC
Professor Wood named one of National Geographic's 2014 "Emerging Explorers", National Geographic
Insect-Inspired Sensors Improve Tiny Robot's Flight, The Scientist
New RoboBees show that the future of robotics is very, very small, Washington Post
Robot folds up, walks away, Harvard Gazette
Self-Folding Robot Based on Origami, Wall Street Journal
Origami Inspires Rise of Self-Folding Robot, New York Times
Watch! Origami-inspired robot assembles itself in 4 minutes, Los Angeles Times
Origami inspires self-folding robots, USA Today
BotMakers, Unite! Origami Robots Could Start 'Transformer' Revolution, NBC News
Engineers are using origami to fold the robots of the future, Washington Post
Scientists make cheap, fast self-assembling robots, Associated Press
Robotic helpers? Scientists tout cheap robot that assembles itself, Reuters
Transformer Paper Turns Itself Into A Robot. Cool!, NPR
Origami-Inspired Pop-Up Robots Spring to Life, AAAS Science News
Origami robot folds itself up, scuttles away, Boston Globe
Self-Folding Origami Robot Goes From Flat to Walking in Four Minutes, IEEE Spectrum
Self-organising origami robot unfolds itself… and walks, New Scientist
Robots inspired by origami fold themselves into motion, BBC
Self-assembling origami robot is world's first Transformer, The Guardian
Watch: scientists invent 'origami robot' that can assemble itself, The Telegraph
Origami Robot Can Self-Assemble and Walk Without Human Help, Newsweek
NSF Science Now: Episode 26, National Science Foundation
Microrobots are the "Bee's Knees" for Harvard Professor, Communications of the ACM
Engineer Sees Big Possibilities in Micro-robots, Including Programmable Bees, National Geographic
Freaky Soft Robot Walks Through Fire and Ice, IEEE Spectrum
Cutting the cord on soft robots, Harvard Gazette
The Head-Scratching Case of the Vanishing Bees, NY Times
Robotic Bees: Engineering the Future, National Geographic Radio
This Soft Robot Uses Explosions to Jump, IEEE Spectrum
The incredible world of micro-robots, CNN
Origami Robots Enter the Fold, Discover Magazine
Meet National Geographic's Emerging Explorers, National Geographic
The buzz of something new, The Economist
Aerodynamics: Vortices and robobees, Nature
Explorer Moment of the Day - Invasion of the RoboBees, National Geographic
Podcast: Mapping a drug war, medications that warp our judgement, and more, Science
And now, the hopping robot, Harvard Gazette
A Soft Bot That Jumps, Harvard Magazine
Nearly Unbreakable Soft Robot Ignites Explosions to Jump, Popular Mechanics
Soft 3D-Printed Robot Propels Itself With Explosions, Popular Science
Jumping, Froglike Robot Takes a Big Leap Forward, Discovery News
3D-Printed Explosive Jumping Robot Combines Firm and Squishy Parts, IEEE Spectrum
Bouncing Bots, Scientific American
This jumping, squishy robot looks like a tiny UFO, Washington Post
Fire-powered 3-D printed robot can jump like a frog, Beta Boston
Watch it jump! 3D-printed hopper could lead to better rescue robots, Los Angeles Times
Robot Combines Hard Shell With Soft Body for Explosive Leaps, NBC News
This adorable explosion-powered robot hops around like a frog, Business Insider
How 3D Printing Helps Robots Tackle Their Greatest Obstacle, Time
Bioinspired Robotics: Softer, Smarter, Safer, Wyss Institute
Insect-Like Robot Can Jump On Water, Popular Science
Two leaps forward for robot locomotion, Science Magazine
Bug Bots! These Insect-Inspired Robots Can Jump on Water, Live Science
Robot can leap from water's surface, BBC News
Robots Reveal How Water Striders Jump on Water, IEEE Spectrum
Watch this robotic water-strider hop on top of water, Los Angeles Times
Flat-packed, foldable 3-D-printed robots could teach kids to code, Beta Boston
Harvard's Robot Bee Is Now Also a Submarine, IEEE Spectrum
Dive of the RoboBee, Harvard SEAS
RoboBee Lidar Useful for Robocars?, IEEE Spectrum
'Squishy Finger' Soft Robot Hands Allow Sampling of Delicate Corals, National Geographic
Squishy robot fingers help divers nab fragile coral, Science
Harvard roboticist gives researchers a hand for deep sea exploration, Boston Globe
'Squishy Robot Fingers' Tenderly Sample Fragile Marine Lifeforms, NBC News
Squishy Robotic Fingers Collect Fragile Marine Creatures From Ocean Floor, Tech Times
Lens of Time: Bumper Bees, California Academy of Sciences
Robo-bee: miniature robot perches like an insect, BBC
Flying Insect-Inspired Robot Can 'Rest' Midflight, Live Science
Meet 'Robobee' - the tiny drone designed to perch and save energy, The Guardian
RoboBees can perch to save energy, Harvard Gazette
Calling All Drone Fans: Perching Robots Have Landed At Last, Forbes
Flying Mini Robots Can Cling to Your Window, Scientific American
Inspired by bees, flying robots use static to stick their landing, Washington Post
Harvard's RoboBee uses static to stick to surfaces, Engadget
Flying RoboBees can stick to leaves to monitor disaster zones, The Telegraph
RoboBee Clings to the Ceiling With Static Electricity, Popular Mechanics
The Flight of the RoboBees, Science Friday
A Tiny Robot That Can Fly and, Amazingly, Rest, New York Times
Harvard Launches Robot Moth, IEEE Spectrum
EXHIBITS & INSTALLATIONS
Flybot robotic fly, in "Design and the elastic mind", New York Museum of Modern Art, 2/24/2008-5/12/2008
Ecological Urbanism, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 3/30/2009 - 5/17/2009
It's A Small World: Nano Landscaping and Micro Robotics at the Boston Museum of Science, 4/16/2010
Modern By Design at the High Museum of Art Atlanta, 6/4/2011-8/21/2011
Printable Robots are featured at the Designers' Open in Leipzig, 10/25/2013-10/27/2013
RoboBees are featured in an exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum entitled "Tools: Extending Our Reach", 12/12/2014-5/25/2015
RoboBees are featured in an exhibit at the Museum of Science, Boston entitled "Microrobotics Takes Flight"
TELEVISION & FILM
NextWorld: Future Danger, Discovery Channel (aired 10/1/08)
Weird Connections, Episode 3: The Fly, Discovery Science Channel (aired 10/7/08)
Popular Science's Future Of, Discovery Science Channel (aired 10/2009)
Shining City, New England Sports Network (aired 9/3/2010)
Daily Planet, Discovery Channel (aired 4/4/2012)
STUDENT PROJECTS
Tiny Flying ’Bots, The Harvard Crimson