Drones are useful in countless ways, but that usefulness is often limited by the time they can stay in the air. Shouldn’t drones be able to take a load off too? With these special claws attached, they can perch or hang with ease, conserving battery power and vastly extending their flight time.
View More Tiny claws let drones perch like birds and batsCategory: biomimetic
This insect-inspired robot can fly a kilometer on a charge with its flappy wings
The incredible agility of the common house or fruit fly puts every drone and robot to shame, but devices inspired by them are beginning to catch up. A new four-winged flapping robot not only successfully imitates the fruit fly’s hyper-agile flying method, but can travel for up to a kilometer before running out of juice.
View More This insect-inspired robot can fly a kilometer on a charge with its flappy wingsFesto’s latest bio-inspired creations are a robo-bat and rolling robo-spider
Festo’s flashy biomimetic robots are more or less glorified tech demos, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t cool. The engineering is still something to behold, although these robot critters likely won’t be doing any serious work. Its latest units move in imitation of two unusual animals: a tumbling spider and a flying fox (think big bat).
View More Festo’s latest bio-inspired creations are a robo-bat and rolling robo-spider