You probably remember the Festo SmartBird from some time ago. now they've created a robotic dragonfly. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj1yhz5io20[/youtube] Building on the work of last year’s bionic creation, the Smart Bird, Festo announced that it will literally launch its latest creation, the BionicOpter, at Hannover Messe in April. With a wingspan of 63 cm and weighing in at 175 grams, the robotic dragonfly mimics all forms of flight as its natural counterpart, including hover, glide and manoeuvring in all directions. Source: http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/design-engineering/news/festo-to-fly-bionicopter-at-hannover-design-eng-99101 Festo SmartBird [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnR8fDW3Ilo[/youtube]
