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MIT's insect-sized bots fly 100x longer with redesigned wings

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MIT 's insect-sized bots fly 100x longer with redesigned wings with flapping wings.

Can pull off somersaults and trace infinity symbols in the air at speeds of up to 30cm/s.

Could be used to artificially pollinate plants in vertical farms.

Could augment the critical task of pollination usually handled by bees.