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 ...

Even though "Robo Raven" sounds like something that could give Godzilla a run for his money in a cheesy ’70s movie, the creature is very real and represents a new step in the evolution of avian robots ...

Inspired by birds, which use powerful leg thrusts to launch into the air, researchers led by Dr Won Dong Shin created ‘RAVEN’, a robot capable of achieving similar feats to its avian namesake. “Most ...

Scientists have built a bird-inspired robot with legs that can walk on the ground, hop over obstacles and jump into flight, an advance that may lead to the development of drones for complex terrains.

“As the crow flies” is a common idiom referring to the shortest distance between two points, but the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), led by Dario Floreano, in EPFL’s School of Engineering has ...

In October of this year, we reported on a raven that had some serious issues with a coffee drone entering its airspace. It brought up an important question: Who will own the future (low altitude) ...

Drone aircraft are no longer curiosities—they're widely used in recreation, transportation, and even warfare. Most of these flying machines use rotary-wing quadcopter designs, which allow them to take ...