German scientists build a mechanical seagull (that won’t harass you at the beach)

Earlier this week we took a look atthe mechanical animalsof the German applied science firm Festo . NowFestohas built the SmartBird , an avian robot that takes flight on bionic offstage .

https://gizmodo.com/10-crazed-animal-exoskeletons-puppets-and-robots-5784154

Festo explains :

This bionic technology - bearer , which is inspired by the herring gull , can start , fly and land autonomously — with no additional thrust mechanism . Its wings not only outfox up and down , but also twist at specific Angle . This is made possible by an alive enounce torsional drive unit , which in combination with a complex control organisation attains an unprecedented level of efficiency in flight operation . Festo has thus succeeded for the first fourth dimension in creating an energy - effective technical adaptation of this model from nature .

Yes , Bubo the bird of night from Clash of the Titans is one whole tone closer to being a reality .

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