The robot is shown beginning to handle basic tasks, like pushing and pulling objects, and curling around on itself to create a flying gripper ring capable of grabbing, compensating for ...

Well, two drones really, connected with a heavy rope and dragging a heavy tail. A maximum flow rate of 6.6 liters (1.5 gal) per second gives pressure ratings up to 1 megapascal (145 psi).

A robot that can jump into flight like a bird could eliminate the need for runways for small fixed-winged drones.. Birds use the powerful explosive force generated by their legs to leap into the ...

No one knows exactly how many personal drones are buzzing through our skies, but Chris Anderson, the longtime editor of Wired magazine who now heads a drone manufacturer called 3D Robotics ...

The robot can tumble through a 90-degree flip and recover to a stable glide, researchers said, as well as being able to hover in the air, brake between maneuvers and land softly.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have just unveiled the world’s smallest flying robot. With a wingspan of just 9.4 millimeters and weighing 21 milligrams — smaller than a ...

Little robots, attached to flying drones, that have been busy hovering around power lines. It turns out their work is aimed at saving the lives of fellow aviators.

The robot requires only two motors and can control each wing independently of the other, which is how flying animals perform highly agile maneuvers in nature. “An actual hummingbird has multiple ...

You know, Rosie, the robot maid who tended to your every whim, that super cool food machine that immediately prepped a meal with a couple button taps, and of course the flying cars.

Self-flying drones and self-driving aircraft are joining forces to deliver your burrito. On Tuesday, Wing, the drone delivery arm of Google parent Alphabet, and Serve Robotics, a manufacturer of ...