We’re becoming used to drones flying like miniature helicopters – but these ones, being researched here, will fly like one of the world’s fastest birds. UniSA aerospace engineer Javaan Chahl says he’s ...

Newswise — A drone prototype that mimics the aerobatic manoeuvres of one of the world’s fastest birds, the swift, is being developed by an international team of engineers in the latest example of ...

An international team of aerospace engineers is working on building the prototype of a drone that imitates the manoeuvres of the swift, a bird that flies at a pretty fast speed. The research team, ...

China has demonstrated advanced unmanned technology for counter-terrorism at an international forum, including intelligent drone swarms and bird-like ornithopters. These technologies help users ...

French engineer René Riout developed a dragonfly-inspired ornithopter with four powered wings for military observation and attack missions. A smaller machine achieved brief powered flight, and a ...

CMRIT students develop flapping air vehicle prototype that looks like a bird, can fly for 10 minutes at a time A group of students from CMR Institute of Technology (CMRIT) has developed an ornithopter ...

UniSA aerospace engineer Javaan Chahl says he’s fascinated by flight, particularly birds and insects such as dragonflies. “Our collective interest is taking biology and trying to turn it into ...