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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Imitating an eagle, a dove, a butterfly, a beetle… Have Chinese drones really "evolved" to this extent? Let's find out the details!
Ornithopters are a type of bionic unmanned aerial vehicle that do not require high-speed propellers or engines to generate lift and thrust. Instead, they mimic flying creatures, achieving flight through the flapping and vibration of their wings. They are, in fact, the closest thing to flying machines known.
The Intelligent Bionic Unmanned Systems research team at the Beijing University of Science and Technology has focused its efforts on developing four types of ornithopters: eagle, pigeon, butterfly, and beetle imitations. Among them, the eagle-imitating ornithopter, using a specialized eagle-like visual structure, is capable of accurately recognizing and tracking ground targets at various distances. The maximum continuous flight time of one eagle-imitating ornithopter model reaches 256 minutes.
The creation of ornithopters, which represent the most advanced technologies, faces significant challenges.
The researchers note that in the future, ornithopters need to be made "smarter and capable of autonomous flight."
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