Bird Robot Raven
Photo credit: EPFL/Alain Herzog
Researchers from Switzerland’s EPFL university, led by Won Dong Shin, have developed an innovative bird robot with specialized legs that help it jump into flight. It’s called RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments) and named as such due to its articulated hips, ankles as well as feet that mimic real raven legs.