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Flying Robot Bird Unveiled

Posted by samzenpus on 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."

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  1. Haven't you heard? by degeneratemonkey · · Score: 4, Informative

    About the word? Ba-ba-ba-... *ahem*... I, for one, welcome our new cybornithological overlords.