Wing width 63 cm · weight 175 g, a dragonfly type robot that can freely fly, float and glide in all directions in all directionsBionicOpter"is. If you see the movie that is actually flying, you can ...

The dragonfly is quite the show off when it comes to flying. It can hover in mid-air, maneuver in all directions, and glide without so much as a beat of its wings. After succeeding in capturing the ...

Festo, a German tech company has showcased its fully functional robotic dragonfly called BionicOpter. The robot can fly forward, backwards, sideways, hovers and glide without flapping its wings just ...

Inspired by the flight of a dragonfly, robotics company Festo has unveiled the BionicOpter, a flying robot model capable of more flight conditions than a plane, glider and helicopter all together. As ...

Yet more simply amazing work from the folk at Festo. A robotic dragonfly takes to the air. These folks are beyond clever. The mechanics of dragonfly flight are unique: dragonflies can manoeuvre in all ...

Festo has created a fascinating robotic BionicOpter dragonfly that has a semi-opaque blue body and four clear wings, which beat as it flies around the room, pausing as it glides and shifts direction, ...

A German RC robot flies just like the real thing did 300 million years ago. And it’s as big as your arm. So it’s a good thing that the dragonflies we encounter today are rarely bigger than a Reese’s ...

After bird flight had been deciphered with the SmartBird in 2011, the developers took on their next-biggest challenge in the Bionic Learning Network: modelling the dragonfly at a technical level. The ...

The dragonfly is the aerial stunt of the insect world. It can hover, fly backwards and glide without moving its wings. They align their wind stroke planes to be nearly normal to the direction of the ...

The latest animal-inspired flying machine from German engineering firm Festo is the BionicOpter, which takes its design cues from insects. A German company better known for automating industrial ...

The robot dragonfly has managed to master the highly complex flight capabilities of its insect counterpart. In the future it could be modified for military applications. Festo, a German tech company ...