Festo - SmartBird Animation (English)

Aerodynamic SmartBird flight model - Bird flight deciphered: http://www.festo.com/smartbird_en

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SmartBird is an ultralight but powerful flight model with excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility. With SmartBird, Festo has succeeded in deciphering the flight of birds - one of the oldest dreams of humankind.

This bionic technology-bearer, which is inspired by the herring gull, can start, fly and land autonomously -- with no additional drive mechanism. Its wings not only beat up and down, but also twist at specific angles. This is made possible by an active articulated torsional drive unit, which in combination with a complex control system attains an unprecedented level of efficiency in flight operation. Festo has thus succeeded for the first time in creating an energy-efficient technical adaptation of this model from nature.

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  Science & Technology

[BundleOfBurlap]

It says in the video that it's autonomous, so yes, it will drive itself.

All the coolest robots drive themselves.

[carinyuso]

its the twitter...

[Krishna Bhargava Anantharamaiah]

1. Time dependent.

[pacmang600]

yep. another thing on my "to do but never really will do"-list

[pacmang600]

i love this robot.

[aptivaasdf]

Shut up and take my money!

[August Ellison]

A 2 meter wingspan ?! Wow

[WIN7GT]

I want these wings big and installable on my back.

Maybe I'll even create one.

[MrSomeGamerdude]

i like to know is why did i get this on my recommended list with "because you watch iphone durability test" underneath it?

[yfaheem]

, There is abs nothign wrong with the research on birds, The prob is illegitimate use of the tech and I am against it and the 9/11 drama, whose price the muslilms are paying today. and people lyk you nevr bothr 2 think abt it.