Bird-inspired leg enables robots to jump into flight

Aimy A. Wissa

doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03845-w

Bird-inspired leg enables robots to jump into flight

Aimy A. Wissa

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

A bird’s ability to transition swiftly from walking to flying has been emulated in the design of a simple robotic leg. The feat is a win for drone design, and one that could reveal why some birds’ legs make up so large a fraction of their weight.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	48-49
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	636
Issue number	8041
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03845-w
State	Published - Dec 5 2024

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