Electricity-driven materials replace motors and gears to power bird-like drone wings that flap, twist and morph, opening the door to simpler, lighter flapping-wing aircraft. (Nanowerk News) A bird ...

In this computer-generated flight sequence, the ornithopter’s wings beat without any gears or motors—powered instead by thin piezoelectric actuators that flex the entire structure. A bird banking in a ...

Flapping-wing robots that mimic the flight mechanics of birds and insects are closing the control gap with conventional quadrotor drones, according to a cluster of recent peer-reviewed studies.

Can a robot keep up with Serena Williams? Researchers have taught a humanoid robot to play tennis with humans — and it can hold its own. Chinese AI robotic company Galbot designed software to teach a ...

In a recent episode of the Shawn Ryan Show, host Shawn Ryan came face-to-face ...

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A bird banking in a crosswind doesn't rely on spinning blades. Its wings flex, twist and respond instantly to its environment. Engineers at Rutgers University have taken a major step toward building ...

In the utopia proposed by Elon Musk, billions of robots perform all necessary work. A network of autonomous vehicles and humanoids, fueled by solar energy, provide boundless resources. Poverty is ...

Airbus has advanced its counter-drone efforts with a successful first flight of its new ...

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