[x3d-public] Watch a new robot fly just like a bat | Science | AAAS

[Don Brutzman]

The combination of joints, skin and visibility of components in this device seems like a natural example for building an H-Anim model based on a bat (or bat-robot) skeleton.

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Watch a new robot fly just like a bat

By Lindzi Wessel, Feb. 1, 2017, AAAS Science Magazine
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/watch-new-robot-fly-just-bat

"Forget drones. Think bat-bots. Engineers have created a new autonomous flying machine that looks and maneuvers just like a bat. Weighing only 93 grams, the robot’s agility comes from its complex wings made of lightweight silicone-based membranes stretched over carbon-fiber bones, the researchers report today in Science Robotics. In addition to nine joints in each wing, it sports adjustable legs, which help it steer by deforming the membrane of its tail. Complex algorithms coordinate these components, letting the bot make batlike moves including banking turns and dives."
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all the best, Don
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