Insect-sized robot navigates mazes with the agility of a cheetah

Probably, and humanity would win the day such weapons are used to remove many of the terrible people out there, such as the Kims (NK is a human rights nightmare that we have just collectively agreed to ignore).

But if we had the technology today, do you think swarms of them would not be searching through the ruins of the apartment complex in Florida?

> The two footpads give operators full control over the trajectory of the robot, and allow the robot to make turns with a centripetal acceleration that exceeds that of most insects.

> In this work, the major innovation was adding these footpads that allow it to make very, very fast turns.

> Electrostatic footpads allow the robot to make turns with a centripetal acceleration that matches that of a cheetah.