Plenty of engineers are using nature as an inspiration to improve their designs. EPFL engineers have developed a drone with feathered wings and tail that can fly with impressive agility. It moves its wing and tail to change direction faster and fly slower without falling to the ground.
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Raptor-inspired drone with morphing wing and tail
This drone has a propeller to move forward instead of flapping its wings. These types of winged drones can achieve longer flight time in comparison to quadcopters. The above video shows it in action.
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