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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 ...

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.
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Falcon-inspired robot mimics natural bird takeoff with reconfigurable wing system

Chinese scientists unveil RoboFalcon2.0, a bird-inspired flapping robot that takes off like a falcon using new wing mechanics ...

Researchers make incredible breakthrough after building robotic flying bugs: 'Real lightweight and small'

MIT researchers have developed more advanced bug-like robots that could one day pollinate indoor plants. The weight of a ...

Watch robot athletes compete in world's first humanoid games

Teams from 16 countries are competing in a range of sports including football, athletics and dance as part of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China.