Chapter 1
The great avian spoof
Chapter 2
Real robotic wings in the sky
Chapter 3
From Cold War bugs to robotic beasts
YOUR GOAL
Master of The truth about fake birds
Ch 2 · Real robotic wings in the sky
007skaty PigeonBot Robotic Wings
Real pigeon wings, bending on chrome, steering through storms!
007skaty Clear Flight Solutions designed the wing-flapping Robird drone to mimic real predator flight patterns and scare pests away
007skaty Glowing holographic lines trace a tiny winged drone hovering against a dark background.
BETA
007skaty Steer the robotic wings to discover how surveillance drones mimic real birds in the sky.
Fun Fact
Fooled by drones: China's robotic dove is so realistic that actual birds often fly alongside it in the sky without realizing it's a machine.
Glossary
ornithopter (noun)
An aircraft designed to fly by flapping its wings like a bird or insect. China's Dove program, developed at Northwestern Polytechnical University, utilizes these flapping-wing machines for covert domestic surveillance.
An aircraft designed to fly by flapping its wings like a bird or insect. China's Dove program, developed at Northwestern Polytechnical University, utilizes these flapping-wing machines for covert domestic surveillance.
Quiz
Which U.S. defense research agency funded the development of the Nano Hummingbird drone?
Quiz
How long can the 19-gram Nano Hummingbird drone continuously hover on its internal battery?
Quiz
Which design feature helps the Chinese Dove drone avoid detection by military radars?