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MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI

ScienceDailyTuesday, September 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM

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MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI
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A new AI control system lets MIT’s tiny flying robot move with insect-like agility, boosting its speed by about 450 percent and allowing it to pull off 10 somersaults in 11 seconds.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A new AI control system lets MIT’s tiny flying robot move with insect-like agility, boosting its speed by about 450 percent and allowing it to pull off 10 somersaults in 11 seconds.
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A new AI control system lets MIT’s tiny flying robot move with insect-like agility, boosting its speed by about 450 percent and allowing it to pull off 10 somersaults in 11 seconds.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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