Press Release (December 2016)

Aquatic Micro Aerial Vehicle (AquaMAV) for Water Health Monitoring (Download media package) 

• New drone dives like a bird and leaps like a flying fish, Imperial College London
• Video , Youtube 

Selected coverage

• How drones protect us from toxic blue-green algae SRF, 2021
• Darting drones, light therapy and Comet Catalina: RAZOR full episode CGTN, 2021
• DRIVERLESS: WHO IS IN CONTROL? Science Museum Exhibition, 2019-2021
• Drones to monitor ecological changes Empa press release, 2020
• Researchers Propose ‘Physical AI’ As Key To Lifelike Robots Forbes, 2020
• flying-fish-robot-propel-itself-water Imperial College press release, 2019
• Robotic inspectors developed to fix wind farms BBC Scotland Science correspondence, 2019
• Researchers develop ‘fully autonomous’ drones that can inspect and fix wind turbines CNBC, 2019
• The 'flying fish' robot that could help out in floods BBC, 2019
• Flying fish robot which 'farts out' combustible gas to leap into the air designed Mirror, 2019
• The Drones Inspired by Spiders‌‌, BBC (2017)
• ‌‌Business Daily - The Drones Take Flight‌, BBC World Service (2017)
• Drone dives like a seabird, bursts skyward like a flying fish, New Atlas (2016)
• Rwanda turns to drones to deliver vital blood supplies, Aljazeera (2016)
• The repair crew that will go where no man can go, BBC (2016)
• Drones: The buzz of something new, The Economist (2015)
• UK’s most advanced drone lab to be built at Imperial College London, Guardian (2014)
• The Naked Scientists: Transport of Tomorrow, BBC Radio 5 Live Science (2014)
• Nature inspires flying robot design, BBC (2014)
• Meet the Tiny Drones Inspired by Insects, Birds, Bloomberg TV Live (2014)

Print

• Spin doctor, Pioneer (2016)
• Rad Scientists‌, Time Out (2016)
• Artificial intelligence brings its brains and money to London, The Observer (2016)
• Drones: The buzz of something new, The Economist (2015)
• The Sky is Not the Limit, BusinessCloud (2015)
• On strong foundations, UK looks to raise its game in robotics, Financial Times (2015)
• "Flying robots lab gets the go ahead", Reporter (2014)
• "Dolls, pets, drones: six ways that robots will change the way we live", The Observer (2014)
• "Interview with Dr. Mirko Kovac (Croatian)", Tehnopolis (2014)
• "Drone squirts foam to clean up nuclear waste", New Scientist (2014)
•  “At EPFL, Mother Nature meets the motherboard”, Technology by Bilan (2 011) 
• "Des robots inarrêtables", Le Matin (2010) 
• "Quand mère Nature inspire les cartes-mères", Bilan (2010) 
• "Springender minia tu rroboter", Frankfurter Allgemei ne Zeitung (2008)
• "Schwaermerische launen der natur", SonntagsZeitung (2008) 
• "Le robot inspiré de la sauterelle", Alliance actions (2008)
• "Una Maquina Inspirada en el Saltamontes", La Segunda (2008)
• "Die Herren der Fliegen", SZ Wissen (2007) 
• "Les prochaines générations de robots seront aériennes", Swiss Engineering (2007) 
• "Le Robot et ses Muses", Leonardo (2007)

Television and Radio

• Click - City Slickers, BBC (2017)‌‌
• Y‌ou&Yours - Artificial Intelligence, BBC Radio4 (2017)‌‌
• Business Daily - The Drones Take Flight‌, BBC World Service (2017)
• Rwanda turns to drones to deliver vital blood supplies, Aljazeera (2016)
• Breaking the Surface: Aquatic Micro Air Vehicles, Croatian Radiotelevision - HRT (2016)
• La Gran Historia, HispanTV (2015)
• Inside Out London, BBC (2015)
• Imperial College Drone Lab: Inside the Public-Private Partnership, Robotics Business Review (2014)
• The Naked Scientists: Transport of Tomorrow, BBC 5 Live Science (2014)
• Meet the Tiny Drones Inspired by Insects, Birds, Bloomberg TV (2014 )
• Flying 3D Printers?, FOX 10 TV (2014)
• Who’s the pest?, BBC Radio 4 (2013) 
• Interview on the perching mechanism of the EPFL microglider, World Radio Switzerland (2010) 
• Radio report featuring the self-deploying microglider, ORF Dimensionen (2009)
• TV documentary on Evolutionary Robotics featuring the jumping robot, RAI 1 SuperQuark (2009) 
• Radio interview and game on the self deploying microglider, RSR 24 minutes ch rono (20 0 8) 
• Jumping robot featured in the radio show Wisse nschaft im Brennpunkt, Deutschlandfunk (2007)

Online

• The Drones Inspired by Spiders‌‌, BBC (2017)
• Passenger rescue drone airborne 'by 2020', BBC (2017)
• New drone dives like a bird and leaps like a flying fish, Imperial College London (2016)
• Water monitoring drone dives like a bird and leaps like a flying fish, iMechE (2016)
• Drone dives like a seabird, bursts skyward like a flying fish, New Atlas (2016)
• The repair crew that will go where no man can go, BBC (2016)
• Human 'drone taxi' to be tested in Nevada, BBC (2016)
• A Tiny Robot That Can Fly and, Amazingly, Rest, The New York Times (2016)
• Robo-bee: miniature robot perches like an insect, BBC (2016)
• Flying Mini Robots Can Cling to Your Window, Scientific American (2016)
• What jobs will flying robots be doing in future?, BBC (2016)
• Flying 3D printer drones perfect for building shelters in disaster areas, 3DERs (2016)
• Artificial Intelligence research in the spotlight, Imperial College (2016)
• Artificial intelligence brings its brains and money to London, The Observer (2016)
• Podcast: Drone builders, hacking for good and ebola vaccine trial concludes, Imperial College (2016)
• Drone to spot leaks and fix pipelines wins international competition, iMechE (2016)
• Drones that fix pipeline leaks win international acclaim, Imperial College (2016)
• Buildrone team wins 'world cup of drones', Imperial College (2016)
• Drone for pipelines qualify for awards, Khaleej Times (2016)
• Robot drones could 'print' buildings and disaster shelters, says researcher, Imperial College (2016)
• Research showcase on bioinspired design, Imperial College (2016)
• These bird-inspired drones will do our dirty work, Wired (2015)
• The lighter side of drones, I, Science (2016)
• Imperial explores the next 20 years of digital tech and robotics, Imperial College (2015)
• Parade of Robots, BBC (2015)
• Europe First in Line for Amazon's Drone Superhighway, Newsweek (2015)
• Imperial robotics experts launch London Tech Week, Imperial College (2015)
• Drones for humanity launched by Imperial University, The Memo (2015)
• Drones: The buzz of something new, The Economist (2015)
• DJI Phantom 3 drones stream live video to YouTube, BBC (2015)
• Why our roboticists are working for the 99 percent, Wired (2015)
• Battle of the drones: the little guys taking on the tech giants, Guardian (2015)
• Scientists developing drone technology are turning to the insect world, Independent (2015)
• On strong foundations, UK looks to raise its game in robotics, Financial Times (2015)
• Dr. Mirko Kovac: The Drone Optimist, Center for the Study of the Drone (2015)
• Drones’ new mission: saving lives in developing countries, Guardian (2015)
• Analysis: Challenges of ‘Dronevolution, E&T (2014)
• College in London to Build $2 Million Flying Robot Lab, Popular Science (2014)
• Polite drones do awkward dance to avoid crashing, New Scientist (2014)
• Don't Expect Urban Drone Delivery Soon, TechCrunch (2014)
•  "Imperial College London gets UAV research laboratory (Mandarin Chinese)", BBC (2014)
• Amazon seeks UK drone experts for delivery service, BBC (2014)
• Drone developers: High-tech UAV & robotics lab to launch in London, Russia Today (2014)
• UK’s most advanced drone lab to be built at Imperial College London, Guardian (2014)
•  Flying robots lab at Imperial gets funding kick start, Imperial College London (2014)
• Hummingbirds edge out helicopters in hover contest, BBC (2014)
• Nature inspires flying robot design, BBC (2014)
• Flying 3D printer could seal off nuclear waste, New Scientist (2014)
• 'Flying 3D printer' could play key role in emergencies, BBC (2014)
• Flying drone can '3D print' with foam, help carry away hazardous objects, Engadget (2014)
• Could drones save us from nuclear waste?, Daily Mail (2014)
• World's First Flying 3D Printer Built to Clean Up Radioactive Nuclear Sites, InHabitat (2014)
• Flying 3D Printers Could Help Seal Off Nuclear Waste, Gizmodo (2014)
• Look What Happens When You Put a 3D Printer on a Flying Robot, Motherboard (2014)
• Flying 3D printer drone is surprisingly not a completely stupid idea, TechDigest (2014)
• Foam-squirting quadcopter becomes a flying 3D printer, Gizmag (2014)
• Drone 3D prints glue to patch and pick up objects, Wired (2014)
• Flying 3D Printers Will Save The World!, SourceFed (2014)
• Fliegende Drucker sollen Reparaturen revolutionieren, Die Welt (2014)
• 3D-Printing Drones, Telepresence Robots at Home, and Baxter Does Magic, IEEE Spectrum (2014)
• Flying drone meets 3D printer, buzzwords hit critical mass, CNET (2014) 
• 3D printing's fate according to a Technology Futurist, Macine Design (2014)
• 3D printing drones act like dragons, use epoxy instead of fire, Slash Gear (2014)
• 3D-Printing Aerial Robot Mimics Tiny Bird, NASA Techbriefs (2014)
• Interview on Biologically Inspired Robot Design, Faculti Inteview Series (2013) 
• Podcast on highlights of the festival, Imperial College Festival (2013)
• Multi stage micro rockets for robotic insects, IEEE Spectrum (2012) 
• Multi stage micro rockets for robotic insects, Monogocoro (2012) 
• Swiss Jumpglider Bot Leaps Into Flight, Inspired by Insects and Bats, Popular Science (2012) 
• A Flying Robot Finds Its Perch, MIT Technology Review (2010)
• Hiding chameleons and martian hot springs, The New York Times (2008) 
• Grasshopper Robot, BBC News (2008)
• 'Grasshopper' robot sets high-jump record, New Scientist (2008)
• Micro-Roboter: Künstliche Insekten im Anflug, Spiegel Online (2007)

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