http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/07/robot-bird-drone-festo-ted.html
Animals inspired lookalike robots.
We’ve seen plenty of examples of biomimicry in the robot world, from drones that fly like hummingbirds (pictured above) to caterpillar bots that flip around like a worm in distress.
creations like snakebots; octopus tentacle arms; robofish; gecko bots; robotic seagulls and much more.
Designed by the German firm Festo, which also brought us the elephant-trunk-inspired robotic arm and the autonomous robotic jellyfish, SmartBird is Festo’s newest entry in its Bionic Learning Network program,
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