When you need a model for how to make something that flies, there’s no need to look to science fiction. Nature’s got plenty of examples. A pretty good one? Birds. Flying is kind of their thing (for ...

Aerial robotics has rapidly evolved to incorporate perching mechanisms that enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to transition from flight to a stationary state on diverse surfaces. Perching not ...

An international team has explored how in future aerial robots could process construction materials precisely in the air -- an approach with great potential for difficult-to-access locations or work ...

An international team led by researchers from Empa and EPFL recently studied how aerial robots could process construction materials with precision in mid-air. This method shows potential for use in ...

Why and how the flexible actuators were fabricated. How they were used in an aerial micro-robot. The performance obtained with these actuators. While the electronics for drones and aerial robots of ...