New Tiny Airplane Mimics Fly

A 10-gram airplane with a 14-inch wingspan created by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology researchers called the FlyBot is actually an oversized prototype. The real goal is to shrink it down to insect size -- and give it the same navigational hardware as a COMMON HOUSEFLY. They plan to build in fly-like eyes and a fly-like brain that will enable it to avoid crashing into objects.