China has recently developed a new type of ornithopter, an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings, and experts said on Sunday that the small bird-like aircraft has huge military and civilian ...

European scientists have built the first bird-like robot that can land like a true avian. A real bird landing on a branch makes the manoeuvre look simple, but in fact, it involves an extremely ...

Experience the remarkable capabilities of the Bionic Bird, an advanced ornithopter drone that redefines flight simulation. Watch as this lightweight, flapping wing drone demonstrates exceptional ...

Flapping-wing ornithopter drones may potentially be more agile and energy-efficient than their fixed-wing counterparts, but most of them still can't loiter in one spot. A new model addresses that ...

Flapping its mechanical wings, a hummingbird-like "ornithopter" built by Brigham Young University students is at once an engineering feat and a sign of things to come in unmanned surveillance ...

Ornithopters, aircraft that fly by flapping their wings, are a staple at birdman rallies the world over, inevitably resulting in the pilots of such craft plunging headlong into the drink. Now, more ...