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Bird-like robot with novel wing system achieves self-takeoff and low-speed flight

In 2021, a group of scientists from China engineered the RoboFalcon—a bird-inspired flapping-wing robot with a newly ...
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Falcon-inspired robot mimics natural bird takeoff with reconfigurable wing system

The breakthrough lies in RoboFalcon2.0’s reconfigurable wing system. By combining mechanical decouplers with a lightweight ...
New Scientist

Robotic pigeon reveals how birds fly without a vertical tail fin

A pigeon-inspired robot has solved the mystery of how birds fly without the vertical tail fins that human-designed aircraft rely on. Its makers say the prototype could eventually lead to passenger ...

Robo Falcon 2.0: Robot falcon takes off like a bird of prey

The Robo Falcon 2 robot falcon has been given new wing kinematics. Lifelike takeoffs and slow flight are now possible.
New Scientist

Tiny insect-like robot can flip, loop and hover for up to 15 minutes

An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin can perform acrobatics and fly for much longer than any previous insect-sized drone without falling apart. For tiny flying robots to make ...