Robobees takes first flight!

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Quite impressive

http://phys.org/news/2013-05-robobees-robotic-insects-flight-video.html

The tiny robot flaps its wings 120 times per second using piezoelectric actuators -- strips of ceramic that expand and contract when an electric field is applied. Thin hinges of plastic embedded within the carbon fiber body frame serve as joints, and a delicately balanced control system commands the rotational motions in the flapping-wing robot, with each wing controlled independently in real-time.

[video=youtube;MUq446uk4jM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUq446uk4jM&feature=player_embedded[/video]