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Researchers have developed a bird-like robot that can walk, jump, and hop to fly. The robot or fixed-wing drone can move quickly from the ground into the air with its “avian-inspired” legs ...

A robot with bird-like legs that can walk, hop, leap and jump for take-off into flight has been designed in Switzerland in an engineering breakthrough that could enable aircraft to operate in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Festo, a German automation company, has invented bionic ants as part of its Bionic Learning Network. These robot ants run independently, yet work together to ...

Remote-controlled drones have become an invaluable tool for government agencies, researchers, filmmakers—anyone trying to get a bird’s-eye ... t know any aerial robot that can do that ...