U.C. Berkeley’s Michael Maharbiz and a team of colleagues recently presented a giant flower beetle whose flight they could command by remote-control. Implanted electrodes and a radio receiver strapped to the beetle’s back give the human operator complete control over … Continue reading →

The Porta Hedge stopped over in a small suburb in Syracuse, New York for Halloween this week.  Our hosts served candy to trick-or-treaters from inside the Hedge as parents congregated at its door, asking if we made it as a … Continue reading →