Exploring the Uses and Engineering Challenges of Tiny Insect Robots

Today, you’ll learn about the fastest mini robots ever created, how Bigfoot sightings may help scientists study bear populations, and the link between financial stress and poor health. 

Insect Robots 

• Mini-robots modeled on insects may be smallest, lightest, fastest ever developed.” Washington State University. 2024.  
• “A New 1-mg Fast Unimorph SMA-Based Actuator for Microrobotics.” by Conor K. Trygstad, et al. 2023.  

Bigfoot & Bears 

• “Bigfoot: If it’s there, could it be a bear?” by Floe Foxon. 2024.  
• “Study finds bigfoot sightings correlate with black bear populations.” by John Timmer. 2024.  
• “All 3,313 Sasquatch sightings, mapped.” PBS. 2013.  

Chronic Stress 

• “Financial stress linked to worse biological health.” UCL. 2024.  
• “Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior.” Mayo Clinic Staff. 2023.  
• “How stress affects your health.” APA. Updated 2022.  

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