
Rather stunning effort by German engineers to build a flying drone that looks like a bird. It's apparently inspired by the herring gull according to the blurb, so expect Version 2.0 to be aggressive and noisy and to shit on your head.
( , Sat 26 Mar 2011, 6:27, Reply)

That really is rather nice.
( , Sat 26 Mar 2011, 7:30, Reply)

If the movement was a tiny bit more natural (ie less jerky) I'm sure the Military would be very interested.
( , Sat 26 Mar 2011, 8:38, Reply)

They've come out with some beautiful engineering. Have a look for their underwater penguins, I want one!
( , Sat 26 Mar 2011, 9:05, Reply)

( , Sat 26 Mar 2011, 9:34, Reply)

flying RC birdy more convincing than this.
www.dealextreme.com/p/amazing-flapping-wings-aircraft-r-c-flying-e-bird-phoenix-toy-27mhz-49137
Admittedly it moves more like a humming bird, but at least it doesn't move like a bird shaped balloon with a wobbly cam shaft.
( , Sat 26 Mar 2011, 11:20, Reply)

I used to watch the way the gulls flew outside the window of my old job, thinking they'd be good candidates for this...
( , Sat 26 Mar 2011, 11:22, Reply)

When those things can take passengers I'm totally going to shit on the head of every one of you.
( , Sat 26 Mar 2011, 19:20, Reply)