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.

A team of Stanford University researchers designed the PigeonBot. A team of Stanford University researchers designed the PigeonBot. For decades, scientists have been trying to create machines that mimic the way birds fly. A team from Stanford University has gotten one big step closer. They created the PigeonBot -- a winged robot that they say approximates the graceful complexities of bird flight better than any other robot to date.