Monday, March 28, 2011

Flying Robot Bird Unveiled


Posted by samzenpus  

from the getting-the-robot-worm dept.
mikejuk writes"Festo, well known for their biologically inspired robots, have a new creation called SmartBird. It is amazing to watch and all the more amazing when you realize that it flaps its wings and all of the control is via a torsion drive which twists the wings during each flap. The whole thing depends on the constant intervention of the software to keep it under control."

No comments: