Birds have long inspired human flight. Now, drone makers are turning to the feathery fliers for inspiration, too. With attention to biomimicry, the robotic birds are ultralight and aerodynamic, ...

Taking design inspiration from an ostrich, the BirdBot needs fewer motors than comparable legged robots. A few facts about ostriches: It took just a few million years for terrestrial birds to refine ...

Pigeons may be considered rats of the sky, but some scientists have found greater value in these urban birds: the blueprint for a new generation of flying machines. Birds can modify the shape of their ...