It is sort of a drone and is inspired by the agility of birds like crows and ravens. It can walk, hop, and even fly. Raven adapts bird biomechanics to robotic locomotion. Raven has been designed ...

The inspiration behind RAVEN came from observing how birds like crows and ravens transition seamlessly between walking, ...

Researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and UC Irvine have developed a drone capable of landing and taking off in areas that would otherwise leave a ...

RAVEN in land mode – although other groups have previously attempted to build walking/flying robots, the legs have typically proven to be too heavy for sustained flight Just like a real raven ...

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 ...