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October 4th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

A UAV Designed With Pterosaur Characteristics

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Most of you would remember the unsightly flying creatures with scary teeth in the final sequel of Jurassic Park. Named the Pterodactyl, this pterosaur (first invertebrate with flying capabilities) has inspired a Paleontologist, an engineer and two students to design an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with similar traits.

The Pterodrone walks, flies, sails, squeezes through narrow passages and even lands on balconies, pretty much like the real one. A robotic spy place, this UAV also relies on smell, sound, vision, etc. to collect real-time data.

Via: gizmowatch.com

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