A flying robot bat may provide the answer. You’ve got to hand it to bats. Not only are they nature’s only flying mammal, they beat the feathers off most other flying animals when it comes to ...

Engineers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Caltech have spawned the "Bat Bot", a three-ounce flying robot which they say has more agility than standard drones. The three ...

Called Aerobat, it uses a combination of rigid and flexible 3D-printed materials designed to mimic the malleable wings of a bat. This aerial robot is designed to navigate in tight, confined spaces ...