December 6, 2024|
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|12 months agoEPFL Researchers Develop Revolutionary Bird-Inspired Robot
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne unveils innovative drone with bird-like legs capable of walking and jumping, breakthrough in robotic mobility for challenging environments.
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- RAVEN stands for Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments.
- The robot is inspired by corvids, birds that alternate between walking, running, and flying.
- The research was published in the scientific journal Nature.
- American scientists contributed to the research alongside the Swiss team.
- Landing remains a technical challenge that the team is currently working to master.
By The Numbers
620g
Total weight
26 centimeters
Jump height
They Said
"Birds can alternate between walking and running to take off or land, without the aid of a runway or launcher. Engineering platforms for such movements are still lacking in robotics."