Vampire bat-inspired drone can fly and crawl

Robot drones that can both fly and move about on land would vastly improve their usefulness by increasing the areas in which they could operate. Adding wheels of sufficient size to handle most terrains, however, would adversely increase both the weight and size of such a drone. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), building on their earlier developments, have created a drone that uses wings incorporating movable tips, allowing it to both walk and fly... Continue Reading Vampire bat-inspired drone can fly and crawl



Section: Aircraft



Tags: Biomimetic, Biomimicry, Drone, EPFL, Prototype



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from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://www.gizmag.com/bat-inspired-drone-flies-walks/35744/