RoboBee uses static electricity to land and stick to surfaces (Image 4)

Developed by Harvard University roboticists, the RoboBee uses electrostatic adhesion--the same basic science that causes a static-charged sock to cling to a pants leg or a balloon to stick to a wall--to perch during flight, saving energy so they can be kept aloft for longer periods of time. [Image ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.

Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - February 14, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: video