Japan introduces 'robot hummingbird'

On December 28 in Tokyo, Chiba University professor Hiroshi Ryu of Japan introduced flying robots that functioned and resembled hummingbirds.

According to researcher Hiroshi Liu, the robot is about the same size as a hummingbird, 10cm long, weighing only 2.6 grams, with four plastic wings that can beat more than 30 times a second. Thanks to the infrared controller, this robot can fly freely in all directions in a flexible way.

Mr. Liu, 46, is an expert on the development of biological robots. According to him, this 'hummingbird' is capable of flying in the 8th figure with more balance than a helicopter. His next move was to add a tiny camera to the robot around March 2011 and develop a robot capable of hovering at a point in the air.

The development of the 'hummingbird robot' amounts to about $ 2.1 million. This robot will be used to search for victims stranded in hard-to-reach places such as ruined buildings or shipwrecks.