A flying robot that resembles a peregrine falcon can be used to scare away flocks of birds in fields, performing better at this task than a standard drone. RobotFalcon resembles a peregrine falcon ...

mimicking the versatile movement of birds. According to researchers at EPFL, the robot’s ability to transition between walking and flying could pave the way for advanced drones tailored for ...

"Observing birds closely, I found their jumping take ... as there have been jumping gliding robots, but not jumping flying robots." Where might flying robots be used? Shin said that he believes ...

(Program not available for streaming.) Drones. These unmanned flying robots–some as large as jumbo jets, others as small as birds–do things straight out of science fiction. Much of what it ...

Stanford University engineers have created a robot bird that can use its feet to perch ... The researchers studied small birds called parrotlets, videoing them flying to and from special perches which ...

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have just unveiled the world’s smallest flying robot. With a wingspan ...

Inspired by this natural design, the engineers outfitted the RoboBee with its own set of long, double-jointed legs. These new ...

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