First-ever demonstration of autonomous bird-like robot perching on a human hand
Sunday, May 6, 2012 - 22:00
in Physics & Chemistry
By the virtue of their size and speed, birds are uniquely capable of efficient flight while flapping their wings and while gliding. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
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