Taking design inspiration from an ostrich, the BirdBot needs fewer motors than comparable legged robots. A few facts about ostriches: It took just a few million years for terrestrial birds to refine ...

Researchers have developed a bird-like robot capable of walking, hopping, and leaping into flight. Named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple Environments), the design features ...

The VelociRoach is a robotic cockroach that has recently become a launching pad for a robot bird. The mechanical cockroach runs until the mechanical bird, or ornithopter, is at liftoff velocity. The ...