Most drones on the market are rotary-wing quadcopters, which can conveniently land and take off almost anywhere. The problem is they are less energy-efficient than fixed-wing aircraft, which can fly ...
Their Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments (RAVEN) trades traditional landing gear for a pair of bird-inspired articulated legs that allow the drone to walk around, hop over ...
They're just hard to launch and land. A team of Swiss researchers has devised a possible solution by slapping some legs on a drone known as the RAVEN. This new drone takes its inspiration from ...
“allowed the drone to take off in a wider range of circumstances and at higher initial speed, thus leading to a more stable take-off”. With further optimisation, researchers said Raven’s leg ...
RAVEN’s unique design uses lightweight but functional robotic legs with flexible feet and joints ... all while maintaining ...
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.