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Drone Modeled on Insects Is Built to Crash Like a Champ

By Greg Walters published

Swiss researchers looked at bee and wasp wings to design a drone that's stiff during flight, but flexible when it hits something.

Tech
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Plane, Train and Automobile: This Concept Car Transforms into All Three

By Kacey Deamer published

This concept car is straight out of "Transformers."

Tech
Tigers Snatch a Drone Out of the Air

Viral Video of Drone-Hunting Tigers Hides Dark Reality

By Stephanie Pappas published

A fun drone video conceals a darker reality.

Tigers
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Straight Out of Sci-Fi: Hoverbike 'Surfs' Through the Air in Test

By Kacey Deamer published

The Scorpion-3 is the first manned quadcopter that has undergone testing.

Engineering
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Heads Up! Drones Will Fly People Around Dubai This Summer

By Kacey Deamer published

Commercial drones just got a big upgrade.

Tech
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'Bat Bot' Can Pull Off Impressive Aerial Acrobatics

By Charles Q. Choi published

Robotics
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Two Days Aloft: 'Vanilla' Drone Breaks Endurance Record

By Kacey Deamer published

DARPA's 'Vanilla' drone claimed a record with a 56-hour flight.

Tech
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Amazon's 'Mothership': Retailer Gets Patent for Mega-Drone

By Mindy Weisberger published

Amazon recently patented a large and robust flying drone made up of lots of smaller drones, for carrying heavy packages.

Robotics
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8 Ways Animal Flight Inspires Drone Designs

By Mindy Weisberger published

How do scientists build better flying robots? They look to the natural world for inspiration.

Robotics
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New Flying Robots Take Cues From Airborne Animals

By Mindy Weisberger published

From navigating turbulence, to sleeping midflight, to soaring without a sound, animals' flight adaptations are helping scientists design better flying robots.

Robotics
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