Amanda Tokuyama (left), the GIS & Field Data Manager for the Urban Ecology Center, shows the young campers where the band will go on the Gray catbird's leg, while Brittany Peters (right), community ...

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 ...

Researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight with the aid of birdlike legs, greatly expanding the range of potential environments accessible to unmanned aerial vehicles.

Many organisms can transition smoothly from one mode of locomotion to another, often by using the same body parts. For example, flying fish use their fins to steer underwater, and these same ...

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 ...