![An Insect-like, Crash-happy Flying Robot](https://hight3ch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/flying-insect-robot.jpg)
Gimball likes to make contact. In fact, this small ultralight flying spheroid resembles an insect as it goes around bumping into things. The goal of EPFL researchers was to develop a machine that could operate in extremely chaotic environments without the need for fragile sensors.