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China: Realistic robot bird or ornithopter with morphing-coupled wingbeat pattern
August 2022, Hong Kong, China Flying vertebrates exhibit sophisticated wingbeat kinematics. Their specialized forelimbs allow ...
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Bionic Morphing Wings LIS Raptor Drone Flies Like a Bird
The LIS Raptor, a drone equipped with morphing wings and a tail modeled after the northern goshawk, exemplifies how biomimicry, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced materials are reshaping ...
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Experimental Drone Flies Like A Bird
Now, researchers at EPFL have brought this biological approach to robotics with the LisEagle, a drone featuring morphing wings ... in front of an open wind tunnel. Optical position tracking ...
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Pigeon-inspired robot masters flight with bird-like reflexes, unprecedented stability
Wind tunnel and outdoor tests showed that reflexive tail adjustments and wing morphing mitigated Dutch roll instability and enabled stable, autonomous flight during takeoff, cruising, and landing.