Scientists have developed a flying robot using real pigeon feathers which is able to manoeuvre in the air as nimbly as a bird. They believe the robot, dubbed PigeonBot, takes them a step closer to ...

Scientists have built a flying robot fitted with 40 genuine pigeon feathers in a bid to make a flying machine which mimics the way birds navigate the skies. The so-called PigeonBot is able to ...

The PigeonBot could help improve wing design, and may advance understanding of avian evolution. A group of researchers at Stanford University this week unveiled findings from a study that mimicked ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Try as they might, even the most advanced roboticists on Earth struggle to recreate the effortless elegance and efficiency with which birds fly through the air. The “PigeonBot” from Stanford ...

The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster than any bird, yet no manufactured device matches the graceful movements and ...

A robotic bird with flapping wings covered in real feathers has flown for the first time. It could be used to provide insights into how real birds fly or to create stealthy drones that look like ...

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 ...