Flying Robot Bird Unveiled 152
mikejuk writes "Festo, well known for their biologically inspired robots, have a new creation called SmartBird. It is amazing to watch and all the more amazing when you realize that it flaps its wings and all of the control is via a torsion drive which twists the wings during each flap. The whole thing depends on the constant intervention of the software to keep it under control."
Possible military use: Instead of missile strike.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Constant intervention of the software ... (Score:5, Funny)
And also, real bird also depend on constant intervention of the software, i.e brain. Usually when birds lose their heads, they stop flying. Or so I've heard.
yum (Score:1, Funny)
tastes like chicken