Unlike real bird legs, which have multiple joints at the hip, knee, and ankle, its legs feature just two joints at the hip and knee, powered by small motors. Springs in each foot store and release ...

Most drones on the market are rotary-wing quadcopters, which can conveniently land and take off almost anywhere. The problem is they are less energy-efficient than fixed-wing aircraft, which can fly ...

EPFL’s RAVEN is a fixed-wing drone that can take off without a runway using bird-inspired legs. EPFL’s RAVEN is a fixed-wing drone that can take off without a runway using bird-inspired legs. is a ...

Drone aircraft are no longer curiosities—they're widely used in recreation, transportation, and even warfare. Most of these flying machines use rotary-wing quadcopter designs, which allow them to take ...

“As the crow flies” is a common idiom referring to the shortest distance between two points, but the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), led by Dario Floreano, in EPFL’s School of Engineering has ...