Watch this bird-inspired drone leap into the air
Meet RAVEN, the Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments. Researchers took inspiration from avian anatomy to design this drone, equipped with lightweight, bird-like legs that allow it to walk, hop and even leap into the air and take flight.
Read the paper: Fast ground-to-air transition with avian-inspired multifunctional legs
The team that built RAVEN think that the design principles behind the design could be used to make even more versatile robots, able to use multiple modes of travel.
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