'PigeonBot,' first robot to bend its wings like a real bird, is unveiled

Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 16 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com Could pigeons be the model for a new generation of flying robots? That's what the researchers who built PigeonBot, a robotic pigeon with actual feathered wings, seem to be betting. Having birdlike wings could help airborne machines make better turns in tighter spaces, such as in dense urban environments or forests, a roboticist who was not involved in the study explained to Science News.