Smooth landing of multi-rotor drones is difficult due to the complex aerodynamic effects caused by interactions between multi-rotor airflow and the environment. Complex turbulence is created by the airflow from each rotor…
Category: Drone
An Insect-inspired Drone deforms upon Impact
An origami-like drone developed at EPFL is flexible enough to absorb shocks without breaking before returning to its initial shape. This new type of drone, which was inspired by insect wings,…
BlackFly – Anyone can Drive this personal VTOL without Pilot License
Blackfly is the world’s first ultralight all-electric fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. BlackFly is a single-seat Personal Aerial Vehicle (PAV) designed and built for a new world of three-dimensional…
Sensor-carrying drones ‘talk’ to each other
Rice University students develop flying platform for sophisticated sensing applications. New hardware and software that can coordinate sensor-carrying drones may be able to assist in evaluating local atmospheric conditions, measuring electronic signals…
Robot takes cues from spider that can walk and roll
Esslingen, Germany-based Festo has come up with the BionicWheelBot, a walk-and-roll robot with strong spider vibes. The BionicWheelBot is inspired by the flic-flac spider. The flic-flac spider can walk like other spiders. It…