BBC News has published a brief survey article about research being done in 14 universities (some of which are listed here). The article includes links to several videos of ongoing research.
"In the journal Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 14 research teams reveal their latest experimental drones.
They include a robot with bird-like grasping appendages, and some that form a robo-swarm or flock.
The developments are inspired by birds, bats, insects and even flying snakes."
The image above is from the last video in the article, about small rovers with ant-like behavior.
The full article can be read here.
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