Ecobot II: Fly fed autonomous robot

The Ecobot II is a new robot built at the Intelligent Autonomous Systems lab at the University of West England. An extension of the proof of concept otherwise known as slugbot, the new Ecobot II is capable of powering itself off of a diet of dead flies (or other decomposable fuels), which are converted into a power generating sludge using a microbial fuel cell.

While the research is still immature, the scientistts are hoping to build flying robots which can feed themselves while they work.