Robots, the team argues, can mimic these abilities using a quantum magnetometer (which detects magnetic field direction).

Inspired by birds, which use powerful leg thrusts to launch into the air, researchers led by Dr Won Dong Shin created ‘RAVEN’, a robot capable of achieving similar feats to its avian namesake. “Most ...

Nitin J. Sanket, a professor at WPI, has developed small flying robots with his team that fit in the palm of a hand and use ...

While “zombie duck drones” might sound like a weird plot twist in some dystopian horror movie, these robotic critters were engineered to further wildlife research. They also look like a mashup of ...

(TNS) — If you’ve been looking up into the South Jersey skies over the past week, you may have seen them. Little robots, attached to flying drones, that have been busy hovering around power lines. It ...

JACKSON — Jordan Meagher-Ramsey tranquilly molded a bird head out of clay as Carson Huhn used deafening power tools to cut metal stakes. Emerson Hawkins, River Ryan and Connor McCarter, meanwhile, ...

This bird-like robot has a claw that it could use to perch on branches it has flown to. It could potentially be useful for collecting samples in hard-to-reach places or silently observing animals in ...

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 ...

European starlings just beat parrots at their own game – copying complex sounds. In a new study by researchers in Amsterdam ...

Several firms including Tesla are vying to build humanoid robots. But widespread adoption faces hurdles including safety ...