The US R&D team has developed a bat robot that can slap wings in the air and save energy. Scientists believe that the bat robot's flight performance is better and safer than ordinary drones.
The US R&D team has developed a bat robot for several years, which cost $1.5 million. At present, bat robots can fly their wings in the air, save energy and slide, and if necessary, can also complete the dive. R & D personnel hope that it will eventually be able to hang upside down like a real bat, but this will wait for its subsequent version.
The three authors of a research report in Science RoboTIcs said: "Because it can imitate the flexible and unique flight mode of the bat, this aircraft with a weight of only 3 ounces (about 85 grams) in the disaster area and the construction area Ordinary drones are better and safer."
One of the authors, Seth Hutchinson, an engineering professor at the University of Illinois, said: "For example, bat robots can be an excellent choice for disaster investigations after a nuclear leak at the Fukushima nuclear power plant."
Another author, aerospace professor of the California Institute of Technology, Soon-Jo Chung, said: "When I saw the bat making a sharp turn in the air and gracefully lifting my wings to complete the upside down movement, I became very fascinated." "This bat The robot has nine joints, less than 8 inches from start to finish, and its wings can be expanded to 1.5 feet (about 0.46 meters) and flapped at a frequency of 10 times per second."
The R&D team still needs to add cameras, build more drones, and get permission to control these bat robots from federal agencies. But Hutchinson said the bat robots will be ready for use within five years.
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