Most of us see birds every day. Go look outside your nearest window and chances are you're not going to have to wait long before you spot a feathered friend cruising by. Despite that, scientists have ...

A pigeon-inspired flying robot is solving avian mysteries that may help create more stable aircrafts. While birds seem to seamlessly maintain stability during turbulence, airplanes need rudders and ...

Could pigeons be the model for a new generation of flying robots? That's what the researchers who built PigeonBot, a robotic pigeon with actual feathered wings, seem to be betting. Having birdlike ...

Scientists seeking to understand the mechanics of bird flight have constructed PigeonBot, a robot made from 40 pigeon feathers (and a few other components). While airplanes maneuver by altering their ...

The researchers looked at how birds can dynamically alter the shape of their wings during flight, motions unable to be replicated by normal aircraft. The "PigeonBot", which features real bird feathers ...

McLEAN, Va. -- When the CIA's secret gadget-makers invented a listening device for the Asian jungles, they disguised it so the enemy wouldn't be tempted to pick it up and examine it: The device looked ...

Birds change the shape of their wings far more than planes. The complexities of bird flight have posed a major design challenge for scientists... 'PigeonBot' Brings Robots Closer To Birdlike Flight ...

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McLEAN, Va. — When the CIA's secret gadget-makers invented a listening device for the Asian jungles, they disguised it so the enemy wouldn't be tempted to pick it up and examine it: The device looked ...

A robot that resembles a pigeon and can make tight turns like real birds may point to the future of aerospace engineering – a continuously morphing wing. Understanding exactly how birds fly has always ...

For decades, scientists have been trying to create machines that mimic the way birds fly. A team from Stanford University has gotten one big step closer. The team created the PigeonBot — a winged ...