This autonomous ornithopter lands and perches on a single claw
This flapping-wing drone, or ornithopter, has been equipped with a grasping claw to let it rest on a nearby branch or perhaps even finger.
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Autonomous P-Flap ornithopter uses a claw to perch like a bird
Flapping-wing drones may be more agile and energy-efficient than their fixed-wing counterparts, but most of them still can't loiter in one spot. A new model addresses that limitation by using a claw mechanism to perch in a bird-like fashion.
Raphael Zufferey Nature Communications Spain University Of Seville European Union Perching Flapping Wing Robot Integrating Fixed
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