News tagged with aerobatics

Japanese scientists aim to create robot-insects

Technology / Hi Tech

Jul 14, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 0

Police release a swarm of robot-moths to sniff out a distant drug stash. Rescue robot-bees dodge through earthquake rubble to find survivors.

Birds, bats and insects hold secrets for aerospace engineers

Technology / Engineering

Feb 04, 2008 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

Natural flyers like birds, bats and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency. University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals as a step toward designing flapping-wing planes ...

Stanford's 'autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly

Technology / Computer Sciences

Sep 01, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (52) | 14

Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. ...

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