RAVEN seeks to fix that problem. This bird-shaped drone can launch from a raised surface, just as birds do to leap into flight. When in flight, RAVEN is powered by a single propeller on its front ...

Remote-controlled drones have become an invaluable tool ... The next advance, dronebuilders say, will be to emulate the way birds change the shape of their wings by overlapping their feathers ...

A research project to keep tabs on Sharp-tailed Grouse shows the potential benefits of a promising but elusive technology.

These drones mimic the behaviors of real birds and offer natural flight patterns ... reported to be advancing the project by integrating shape memory alloys into the claws of a taxidermy pigeon ...

This new drone takes its inspiration from birds, which, as you may have noticed, have both legs and wings. Engineers have considered adding legs to help fixed-wing drones get airborne, but such ...

that resemble small birds. In an animated video, the Air Force showed an autonomous pigeon-shaped drone that perches on a wire as it surveys a target while simultaneously gathering energy from the ...

Birds achieve flight control through complex ... have brought this biological approach to robotics with the LisEagle, a drone featuring morphing wings and tail that demonstrate remarkable stability.

An curved arrow pointing right. The Bionic Bird is a drone designed to look and fly just like a real bird. The drone can fly up to 12 miles per hour for 10 minutes at a time. Video courtesy of ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A drone that uses retractable feather wings, mimicking the natural flight of birds, has been designed by researchers in Switzerland. More from Tech A drone that ...

Palisades Tahoe ski resort flew a drone into the blue skies over its mountains Tuesday morning as skiers look forward to the ...