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

The team is refining RAVEN’s design, particularly its landing capabilities, to expand its usability further. “Avian wings are ...

RAVEN’s two birdlike legs potentially make it possible to deploy traditional fixed-wing aircraft in complex, tough-to-reach terrain that isn’t accessible to winged drones. Birds’ ability to ...

and his colleagues have built a flying propellered robot called RAVEN that can walk, hop and jump into the air to start flying, with legs that work like a bird’s. “Fixed-wing vehicles ...

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 ...

it actually flies via a combination of two semi-fixed wings and a propeller. RAVEN's real selling point, though, is its multi-jointed legs. Although they're not as anatomically complex as those of ...

Researchers have unveiled a bird-shaped robot that can hop, walk and leap into flight just like a raven. The new machine, ...

To expand the capabilities of fixed-wing drones, the researchers took inspiration from birds like crows and ravens which can easily maneuver on the ground using a scrawny pair of legs, as detailed ...

Young dancers in the wings As with previous productions, artistic director Kapila Palihawadana used dance to challenge Sri Lankan audiences’ views of nature. In Ravens, the focus is a well-known bird ...

With legs and wings, the RAVEN can take off with no runway ... Researchers have unveiled a bird-shaped robot that can hop, walk and leap into flight just like a raven. The new machine, aptly ...