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A breakthrough in bio-inspired robotics has emerged from Germany, where researchers have designed robotic wings that operate exclusively using magnetic fields. (knowridge.com)
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[–] Lugh@futurology.today 0 points 6 months ago

Not necessarily. Using external magnetic fields, if 1000s of tiny environmental drone monitors could be powered over areas the size of square kms, then it may make such tiny monitoring robots more cost effective than ones needing batteries.