Flying Robot That Can Crash and Keep Flying

EPFL researchers at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems have created a bio-inspired flying robot that can withstand collisions with obstacles in its environment. A unique Active Recovery System allows the robot to pick itself back up after a collision and launch itself back into the air. Such a design could prove useful in exploring hard to reach areas, such as caves or irradiated nuclear power plants.
http://lis.epfl.ch/airburr

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[gendouhydeist]

watch?v=pF0uLnMoQZA

[Koenigsbomber]

Random soldering shot @ 1:36 FTW!

[Peddobjoernen]

The japs made a flying ball a while back, it doesn't need to get back up.. Because it's round, and when they apply throttle it stands up.

[kev hi]

Put the flying robot in a giro so it doesn't need the active recovery system

[35sdphoto]

UMMMM this was done a while ago by Air Hogs with their {air hogs heli cage and it is way simpler than that. Just search "air hogs heli cage"

[oBLACKIECHANoo]

"something that hasn't been done before" I wonder if he actually believes that? Using rods to self right when on the floor is old news, and the rest of the machine is just a basic flying robot.

[hardXcoreminecraft]

the future in toy helicopters

[Nightbird]

Judging by Adam Klaptocz's $125.00 Burberry polo shirt he is wearing in this interview, I think it's safe to say he is being paid well for his efforts. =)

Thumbs up if you agree!

[bluedyeno4]

This will be useful eventually. It would be great for military use, as well as commercial use.

[KnowledgeDriven]

these guys are doing pretty good considering the competition ('the one from japan') was developed under the full faith and financial backing of Japan's MoD and applications (obviously? from feature set and physical presence) are security-military-industrial-c­omplex related.

i noticed the japan one made no mention of on-board cesium-134 radiation detecting capability or related - one would think these sorts of applications would be involved with 250mi radius evec zone still perhaps in the cards.

[extremeuser3]

1:03 is that new macbook ratina display !

[Ungulates]

Please vote down anyone who pops in and says, "The one from Japan is better!"

The two configurations have their perks and different situations could warrant either one. Both designs are equally valid.