Flapping-wing like Bird Robot

Fly mechanism simulating the bird locomotion

The ornithopter robot is a flapping-wing mechanism similar a real bird, but it is an aircraft that flies by the motion of its wings. Biomimetic designed imitating the locomotion of wings from birds, insect, bats, etc. It has being built with lightweight aluminium with a total mass of 500 grams and 120 cm of wingspan.

Countries & Year

Colombia - 2023

Authors

Hernando Leon-Rodriguez