bird-like robot
Caltech's latest creation: A hovering, bird-like robot that could someday explore Mars
The result is a newly-unveiled machine that they've dubbed Leonardo, … Part bipedal robot, part aerial drone, the hybridized machine was inspired by … and grow increasingly fast and stable as machine learning algorithms improve …
U. of Michigan Expert Puts Bird-Like Robot Through Its Paces
Cassie was built by Oregon-based Agility Robotics and purchased by Michigan researchers using grant money from the National Science Foundation and Toyota Research Institute. The robot's name is derived from the cassowary (KASS'-uh-WAIR'-ee), a flightless bird similar to an ostrich -- and has legs with backward-facing knees attached to a short torso that holds computers, batteries and motors.