Engineers are taking inspiration from birds to design a new kind of flying robot that could be more flexible, safer, and better suited to complex environments than today’s drones. Instead of relying ...

Flapping-wing robots that mimic the flight mechanics of birds and insects are closing the control gap with conventional ...

UC Davis runs a bird flight lab capturing raptor motion with sub‑millimeter cameras. Researchers analyze wing, tail and body maneuvers to inform drone design and rehab. Army-funded imaging enables ...

A bird banking in a crosswind doesn't rely on spinning blades. Its wings flex, twist and respond instantly to its environment ...

Researchers have developed a bird-like robot capable of walking, hopping, and leaping into flight. Named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple Environments), the design features ...

“How do you make a hinge? Look at a fruit fly.” Princeton’s Bio-Inspired Adaptive Morphology (BAM) Laboratory, headed by Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Science and Engineering Department Aimy ...