Newly developed micro robot bird able to perform reconnaissance, surveillance

FoxDC ^ | 21 Jun 2013

[mandaladon]

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a robot bird whose wings can flap independently of each other.

Called the "Robo Raven," the breakthrough engineering technology allows the robot to achieve any desired motion and to perform aerobatic maneuvers.

Developed by University of Maryland Professors S.K. Gupta and Hugh Bruck and their students, the robot birds could one day be used for reconnaissance and surveillance.

The final design enables a tiny video camera, can be launched from the ground, and can fly in winds up to 10 mph.

The micro air bird even fooled a local hawk, which attacked the robot in mid-flight on more than one occasion.

[WildHighlander57]

Re: mechanical birds

Looks like the bird used by the falconer guy from “predators”.

Re mini drones:

Or that flying needle from Dune.

Sci-fi becoming reality...

[mandaladon]

...............How about this?

[mandaladon]

[MWestMom]

I detest that thing. Everytime someone posts it I about beat my screen silly trying to get rid of it! : )

[Billthedrill]

I’m in the market for a mechanical swallow that will hunt these buggers for me.

[Covenantor]

Living near the NIST labs, the damn things have been a nuisance for awhile. Tried the low tech solution.

but the squeaky chatter of all those tiny OnStar operators asking me if I'm alright just drives me nuts.

[Billthedrill]

OK, that will work. Now I gotta find a supplier for 150 miles of flypaper. Sheesh, it never ends.

[UCANSEE2]

Thanks. Now, how do I get rid of them?

[Covenantor]

Tweet moochelle. She knows where to get it wholesale. Marine pilots tell me she got some of that stuff earing style for her fella when they’re at Camp David. Dude kinda gets off on that stuff, if you know what I mean. Kinda funky with the Diana Ross gowns.

[yorkie]

[Theoria]

Not exactly the same thing.

[RoosterRedux]

Yep.

Just as Islam will never die until it either kills or converts us infidels...liberalism will never tolerate those who live by the Judeo/Christian ethic and seek the dream that is America.

Islam and Liberalism are seeking war or, at the very least, our annihilation.

And they call us intolerant.;-)

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

try this one

[Mike Darancette]

No challenge for my Browning 12 ga. 3.5” magnum.

What do you think, #7 shot?

[onedoug]

The crows in my neighborhood would take it in a second.

[reed13k]

bookmark

[DannyTN]

Crebain- spies of Saruman

[jimsin]

LET'S PROGRAM THESE ROBO-BIRDS TO DELIVER THE U.S. MAIL. THE SAVINGS IN POSTAL EMPLOYEE EXPENSE WILL BE IN THE BILLIONS...

NO, LET'S TRAIN EM TO PICK FRUIT~~ MORE BILLIONS SAVED! ...actually farm machinery engineers tell us that there is no fruit or vegetable so fragile that a picker machine cannot be engineered to harvest it...

SO WHY then are we importing actual people to pick fruits and vegetables? Seems the funds for the invention of these machines should be provided free to the engineering firms...then let Uncle Sam pay for their manufacture and finally Uncle Sam should provide them FREE to the farmers...what taxpayer could object to that? Folks..

THAT is a good use for government money...the ROI is incalcuable...

YODA SEZ: .

.

LET'S ROLLL!

[jimsin]

'Yep. That's amazing! I wonder how many DHS will order?'

FORGET ABOUT THE BIRDS AND TRAINEN' 'EM TO SPY

...LET'S HAVE UNCLE SAM PAY THESE CLEVER ENGINEERS TO INVENT ROBO FISH ....THE ROBO-FISH OPERATE NETS IN THE OCEANS ....

THEN,USING ELECTRONIC EYES AND FINS, THEY SERVE MANKIND BY HERDING REAL FISH INTO THEM THERE NETS!

HEY, thats a BRILLIANT IDEA!

I'M A GENIUS!

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

Saruman is a pretty good analog for liberals... join with the enemy and expect to shape his evil...