The SmartBird is something i find revolutionary. It was only last year that the first flapping aircraft took a manned flight, and now we have this. In the video from a distance it's VERY hard to tell the difference between the SmartBird and a real bird. Here's some text from the article i found it on.
Its wings not only beat up and down, they also twist at specific angles, providing the ultra-light model with 'excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility'.Controlled by a radio handset, it can also simply glide through the skies if left to its own devices.
Steering is achieved when the SmartBird, which weighs just 450grams, moves its tail and turns its head from side-to-side.
Inspired by the herring seagull, scientists at technology firm Festo control the up/down flapping motion of the wings by spinning two wheels inside the robot's torso.
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