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Efficient flapping wing drone

03 Aug 2020 » drone, mechatronics

Drone with flapping wings

While most drones have spinning motors, flapping-wing robot wich mimic birds is difficult because wings move back and forth at high speed which means a complex transmission system, which leads to weight and energy efficiencies penalties.

In Science Robotics roboticists described a new design for a flapping-wing robot:

source: DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aba2386