iBird Autonomous Ornithopter

More goodness from UC Berkeley: iBird, a robotic ornithopter that can fly towards shiny targets. Starts at 1:31 in the video above (the first part is a cockroach). From Gizmodo.

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Comment by Jack Crossfire on September 27, 2011 at 5:22pm: Wanted to get the Wowwee version, years ago.

Comment by Michael Pursifull on September 27, 2011 at 11:59pm: I'm thinking that in Texas, there are cicadas large enough to act as an FPV platform. If you can come to terms with the ethical questions, they are a lot cheaper: http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/09/25/remote-control-cyborg-insects-n...

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