Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and ...

What a difference a hip replacement can make! Not only for humans but also for this ornithopter, a flapping-wing robot that is work-in-progress at the University of Seville's GRVC Robotics Lab. This ...

AeroVironment has flown a prototype flapping-wing unmanned aircraft to complete the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Nano Air Vehicle program. With a 19-cm wingspan and weighing just ...

As we’re starting to get used to the idea of unmanned drones dropping deliveries on a regular basis, scientists are already working on changing them. How about watching a drone flap its wings on its ...

Next time you look up at the sky at a flock of birds, pay close attention. They might not be what you think they are. Scientists at New Mexico Tech are using birds preserved by taxidermy and turning ...

(Nanowerk News) Engineers have long sought to unlock the secrets behind insects' uncanny flight abilities and agility in hopes of creating a new class of tiny yet capable flying robots. These flapping ...

For college-aged engineers and designers, finding a problem they’re truly passionate about early on could very well set the trajectory for an entire career. This is precisely the goal of the Cornell ...