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 engineered mechanism made to drive bat-style morphing wings capable of flight. While this bio-inspired robot performed well at a cruising speed, it was not capable of flying at lower speeds or achieving takeoff without assistance.

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Not bad for an afternoon.

Great model though, I love the mechanisms.

#Lego #Dune #Ornithopter

Nice little Sunday afternoon #Lego project.

#Dune #Ornithopter

Ik vind hem erg mooi geworden. 🥰

#3dprinting
#LeonardoDaVinci
#ornithopter

Mauricio Muñoz Arias, assistant prof. of Automation and Control Systems @universityofgroningen developed a featherlight drone that flaps its wings like an insect: an #ornithopter.🪰
Curious how it flies? Check out the article via👇
https://www.rug.nl/news/2024/03/makers-van-de-rug

🧪 #ScienceNewsroom #SciComm #UGMakers #FSE

Photo: Reyer Boxem

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De print is klaar. 🥰

Nu alleen de schroeven nog.
De kleine zelfstandige om de hoek is echter dinsdag pas weer open dus dat wordt geduld oefenen.

#3dprinting
#omderwijs
#LeonardoDaVinci
#ornithopter

The Hill Billy Flyer, photographed at AirVenture Oshkosh 2004. #Photography #PhotographyOnMastodon #Aviation #Ornithopter #EAA #AirVenture #Oshkosh