The first robot bends its wings like a bird

The PigeonBot robot changes the shape of the joint joints and controls the two wing joints to navigate like a dove.

Pigeons can negatively affect human life if the number is too much, similar to rats. However, scientists have found the value of pigeons to create the perfect design for a new generation of aircraft.

Pigeons can change the shape and structure of their wings by plucking their feathers or lining them together so they can fly faster than current drones. Using new research on how pigeons control their joints and feathers on their wings, scientists have created a robotic pigeon called PigeonBot that has wings like real pigeons. Research will pave the way for faster aircraft creation.

PigeonBot has the ability to fly just like a pigeon.(Photo: Techreview).

Researchers bent and spread the wings of dead pigeons to learn how to control the shape of their wings. The results showed that the angles of the wings, the wings and the knuckles were all linked to the wing feathers. The orientation of the long, hard feathers will help the bird fly easily and reach the desired speed.

Compare the two wings, wings and knuckles between a pigeon and PigeonBot.(Photo: Longrom).

David Lentink, an engineer and biologist at Stanford University, said that besides laying the foundations for making unmanned aircraft models, the interesting thing about the PigeonBot robot is that it can flexibly change the shape of the wing. like birds, something no other robot has ever done before.

In flight tests, Lentink's team observed that simply changing the joint of a wing would allow the robot to rotate. This proves that birds also use arthropods to navigate the flight.