Plenty of robotics researchers are building “biomimetic” robots patterned after creatures in the natural world. However, according to Professor Soon-Jo Chung of the California Institute of Technology, ...

Bat wings have intrigued scientists for centuries. And now, engineers have created “Bat Bot,” a small aircraft that mimics the flight patterns of the small, rodent-like flyers. Bat Bot exposes the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Holy drone, Batman! Mechanical masterminds have spawned the Bat Bot, a soaring, sweeping and diving robot that may eventually fly circles around other drones. Bat Bot’s creators say ...

When it comes to building flying robots, there's a lot to be learned from the beasts of the air. And researchers have -- we've seen robots inspired by the birds and the bees. The bat, however, is a ...

Fancy flight tricks are a breeze for a new flying robot. Call it an acrobat. Bat Bot, a lightweight flier with thin silicone wings stretched over a carbon fiber skeleton, can cruise, dive and bank ...

Imagine a drone that could bounce off a building instead of crashing into it, or move safely and seamlessly among workers at a skyscraper under construction. While most drones cause damage when they ...

If you’ve ever seen a bat in flight, you know how impressive their aerial acrobatics can be — so impressive that we have yet to successfully imitate it the way we have with quadrupedal locomotion or ...

It doesn’t fly, but this Bat-Bot has sonar and can distinguish one plant type from another. What’s more, the ears move around like a real bat’s. Which means that this research from the Active ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Look out, Batman, there's a new dark knight roaming the skies. Researchers from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Caltech ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Prepare yourself for the massive Bat-Tech BatBot from Mattel as it will hit shelves this fall. Toy ...

Holy drone, Batman! Mechanical masterminds have spawned the Bat Bot, a soaring, sweeping and diving robot that may eventually fly circles around other drones. Because it mimics the unique and more ...