Robotic Wing Reveals Secrets of Bat Flight

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By Perrin Ireland
Mar 9, 2013 8:00 PMDec 19, 2019 8:22 PM
Bat - USFWS
Bats have microbiomes that look very different from those of other mammals. Researchers think it could be related to flying. (Credit: USFWS)

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Just like dissection can reveal important information about animal structure and morphology, so can attempting to recreate and mimic aspects of animals with robotics.

That's the approach of a group of researchers at Brown University, who have developed a robotic wing to mimic a bat wing in flight. They are using this wing to measure the aerodynamics of a bat's flight, results which may someday help us build better flying machines.

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