How can birds inspire the design and construction of drones? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as an international team of researchers led by the EPFL - Swiss Federal ...

Just like a real raven, the robot is also capable of jumping into takeoff when starting a flight. Tests showed that boosting takeoff speed in this manner was considerably more energy-efficient than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. Your drone can fly, but can it walk? That’s where RAVEN stands ...

A robot with bird-like legs that can walk, hop, leap and jump for take-off into flight has been designed in Switzerland in an ...