{"id":28447,"date":"2022-12-20T10:02:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=28447"},"modified":"2022-12-20T10:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:02:09","slug":"autonomous-ornithopter-can-land-like-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/autonomous-ornithopter-can-land-like-bird\/28447\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous ornithopter can land like a bird"},"content":{"rendered":"
Researchers have developed a unique landing gear that makes it possible for flapping-wing ornithopters to land like birds.<\/h2>\n
Although a bird perching on a branch appears to be an easy manoeuvre, the act of perching actually involves a complex balance of timing, high-impact forces, speed, and precision. Because of the precision needed, no flapping-wing ornithopter has been able to master this move \u2013 until now.<\/p>\n
Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne have developed a unique landing gear that now makes perching possible. This was built and tested in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Seville, where the 700-gram ornithopter itself was developed as part of the European project GRIFFIN.<\/p>\n