Nooooo.. don't swat that fly!  It's an autonomous, ultra-light aircraft that weighs only 10 grams!  This one mimics the ubuquitous fly!   

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, have developed the FlyBot, that has a wingspan of 14 inches.  They claim that one day, this will be shrunk to the size of an actual fly!

To mimic the fly's vision, the researchers installed two tiny, low-resolution cameras, one over each wing. A microchip-sized gyroscope keeps the microflyer stable.  Onboard signal processing and control software give the autonomous vehicle its insect-like behavior.

In their most recent experiment, the researchers tested the aircraft in a 7 x 7-meter (23 x 23-foot) room with walls painted in vertical strips of black and white.

The microflyer navigated on its own for nearly five minutes.

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