Why a Robot Can’t Yet Outjump a Flea

When it comes to things that are ultrafast and lightweight, robots can't hold a candle to the fastest-jumping insects and other small-but-powerful creatures.A tiny robot designed by Associate Professor Sarah Bergbreiter of the A. James Clark School of Engineering.When it comes to things that are ultrafast and lightweight, robots can't hold a candle to the fastest-jumping insects and other small-but-powerful creatures.New research published in the journal Science could help explain why nature st