Last year European manufacturer Airbus unveiled a small-scale aircraft with flapping wing tips – a concept drawn from the flight of the albatross. AlbatrossONE achieves proof-of-concept on a ...

That’s the aspiration of a company called Volerian, which thinks flapping wings are a better solution. To help show the world how effective the approach can be, it now wants to sell you a ...

In nature, flapping-wing flight has unparalleled maneuverability, agility and hovering capability. Unlike fixed-wing and rotary-wing air vehicles, micro air vehicles integrate lifting, thrusting ...

Scientists develop insect-sized flying robots with flapping wings Date: February 2, 2022 Source: University of Bristol Summary: A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been ...

Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a method to detect wind direction with 99% accuracy using seven strain gauges on the flapping wing and a convolutional neural network model.