The robot’s developers believe a scaled-up version of the machine could be used in rescue missions and parcel deliveries in ...

It is sort of a drone and is inspired by the agility of birds like crows and ravens. It can walk, hop, and even fly. Raven adapts bird biomechanics to robotic locomotion. Raven has been designed ...

The inspiration behind RAVEN came from observing how birds like crows and ravens transition seamlessly between walking, ...

Researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and UC Irvine have developed a drone capable of landing and taking off in areas that would otherwise leave a ...

Most drones on the market are rotary-wing quadcopters, which can conveniently land and take off almost anywhere. The problem is they are less energy-efficient than fixed-wing aircraft, which can fly ...

Most of these flying machines use rotary-wing ... by slapping some legs on a drone known as the RAVEN. This new drone takes its inspiration from birds, which, as you may have noticed, have both ...

The team found the overall bird jumps are 9.7 times more ... Shin thinks that Raven would be a natural fit for flying in tight, hard-to-access locations, making it ideal for SAR missions or ...