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Flying robots - as agile as a fruit fly
The flying robot developed by researchers at Delft University of Technology can perform complex flight maneuvers based on the model of the fruit fly. Based on this, more maneuverable drones should become feasible - also in terms of price.
Researchers from the Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory (MAVLab) at TU Delft presented their flying robot called 'DelFly Nimble' to the public in mid-September 2018. It is an autonomous, free-flying and agile flapping wing robot that the researchers are working on in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands.
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