Multifunctional legs power bird-inspired robot’s seamless flight, ground movement
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A bird-inspired robot named RAVEN can walk, hop, and leap into flight using multifunctional legs. With a 100 cm wingspan, it walks 1m in 4 seconds, hops over 12 cm gaps, and jumps 26 cm obstacles, reaching 0.5m high during takeoff. This versatile design could lead to advanced drones for challenging environments, with jumping takeoffs proving 10 times more energy efficient than static ones.
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