Just like a real raven, the robot is also capable of jumping into takeoff when starting a flight. Tests showed that boosting takeoff speed in this manner was considerably more energy-efficient than ...

Officials hope lifelike decoys will lure sage-grouse away from a dangerous airport zone Conservationists in Wyoming are using papier-mâché robotic decoys to protect the greater sage-grouse near ...

In 2021, a group of scientists from China engineered the RoboFalcon—a bird-inspired flapping-wing robot with a newly engineered mechanism made to drive bat-style morphing wings capable of flight.

Researchers have developed a bird-like robot capable of walking, hopping, and leaping into flight. Named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple Environments), the design features ...

Here’s yet another example of robots stealing our jobs. Over in Arkansas, officials have deployed a robotic bird watcher in order to help locate a bird that may or may not exist. (So that’s where my ...

Usually, you think of bird decoys as being a tool to lure birds to an untimely encounter with a hunter. However, [Interesting Engineering] has a story about robotic bird decoys in Grand Teton National ...

Have you ever wondered why an airplane has a vertical tailfin? The plane needs it to stabilize its flight. Since flying without a vertical tail is much more energy-efficient, the aviation industry has ...

Recently, State Grid Ningdong Power Supply Company successfully completed the installation of bird repellents using live-line working robots on the No. 003 pole of the 513 Renzhuang main line and the ...

An unusual conservation effort is taking flight once again in Wyoming with handcrafted robo-birds. According to Popular Science, Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park recently deployed robotic ...

The project addresses habitat loss and bird strikes while attempting to balance aviation safety with wildlife conservation efforts An unusual conservation effort is taking flight once again in Wyoming ...