Flying Robot Bird

[TheGreatSatan]

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[OvRiDe]

That is very very cool!

[msmrx57]

Very cool indeed!

[TheMainMan]

Wow, that's impressive. Do you what the name of the company was?

[Twigsoffury]

were missing the most important question here folks.


















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Does it taste like chicken?

[x88x]

Carbon fibre clockwork bird? HELLS YEAH! That is pretty awesome. Pretty low power consumption too. ...can anyone say bird spy drones? (Yes, yes, I know, we've had them for a while...)

TMM, it's a group at a company by the name of Festo. Here's their site about the project.
http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/11369.htm

[TheMainMan]

Thanks for the link. For those who are interested, Festo has a making-of video on their website that explains a lot of what they needed to overcome and how they did it. It's a bit long but well worth the look.

[Twigsoffury]

Pretty low power consumption too.

looks like the battery was dying after a few minute flight, but i had the video muted so i couldn't really hear what he was saying about the bird.

[x88x]

looks like the battery was dying after a few minute flight, but i had the video muted so i couldn't really hear what he was saying about the bird.

He said it consumed about 25W during takeoff/etc, ~18W while cruising. For something that big, that's pretty good, compared to prop-planes. They probably just put a very small battery in it to conserve weight. Though, ooc, what was it that made you think the battery was dying? I didn't get that impression at all.

[d_stilgar]

I'm really trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be impressed by. There are lots of RC ornithopters out there, like . . . lots. This one has a few different features and design solutions that are interesting, but nothing that seems leaps and bounds above or beyond what's already existed for a long time.