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Festo - SmartBird

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RoboticsAviation & aerospace engineering

What it is

Festo's promo video of SmartBird, an ultralight bionic flying model inspired by the herring gull that flaps and twists its wings to fly. It shows the robot in flight.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a spectacular example of bio-inspired robotics, and a pointer to Festo's other work.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend looking at the stuff that Festo”

    Festo's robotics work is really cool

    blhack, 2014-10 · Recommendation · in “Fluid Actuators from Disney Research Make Soft, Safe Robot Arms”

  2. “Their Smart Bird is spectacular.[2]”

    Festo's Smart Bird shows advanced bio-inspired robotics

    Animats, 2016-08 · Recommendation · in “The first autonomous, entirely soft robot”

  3. “You should definitely watch this”

    Flapping-wing robot bird demonstration

    jacquesm, 2017-11 · Recommendation · in “Mercedes-Benz conducting the biggest test using drones to ship everyday items”

  4. “Go and check out their other stuff”

    Festo's earlier flapping bird model with rigid wings

    _Microft, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Feasibility of a Dune Ornithopter”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: festo, smartbird, ornithopter, bionics, robotics

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