Insect-inspired, tailless, hover-capable flap**-wing robots: Recent progress, challenges, and future directions

HV Phan, HC Park - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Flying insects are able to hover and perform agile maneuvers by relying on their flap**
wings to produce control forces, as well as flight forces, due to the absence of tail control …

Actuation of mobile microbots: a review

H Hussein, A Damdam, L Ren… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Maturation of robotics research and advances in the miniaturization of machines have
contributed to the development of microbots and enabled new technological possibilities …

Classification of actuation mechanism designs with structural block diagrams for flap**-wing drones: A comprehensive review

S Singh, M Zuber, MN Hamidon, N Mazlan… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flying insects are interesting dipteras with an outstanding wing structure that makes their
flight efficient. It is challenging to mimic flying insects and create effective artificial flap** …

[HTML][HTML] Review on ultra-lightweight flap**-wing nano air vehicles: Artificial muscles, flight control mechanism, and biomimetic wings

W Liang, S Bifeng, SUN Zhongchao… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flying insects are capable of flap** their wings to provide the required power and control
forces for flight. A coordinated organizational system including muscles, wings, and control …

An agile monopedal hop** quadcopter with synergistic hybrid locomotion

S Bai, Q Pan, R Ding, H Jia, Z Yang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Nature abounds with examples of superior mobility through the fusion of aerial and ground
movement. Drawing inspiration from such multimodal locomotion, we introduce a high …

[HTML][HTML] Jum** locomotion strategies: From animals to bioinspired robots

X Mo, W Ge, M Miraglia, F Inglese, D Zhao… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Jum** is a locomotion strategy widely evolved in both invertebrates and vertebrates. In
addition to terrestrial animals, several aquatic animals are also able to jump in their specific …

Landing and take-off capabilities of bioinspiredaerial vehicles: a review

A Hammad, S Armanini - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Bioinspired Flap**-Wing Micro Aerial Vehicles (FWMAVs) have emerged over the last two
decades as a promising new type of robot. Their high thrustto-weight ratio, versatility, safety …

Mimicking nature's flyers: a review of insect-inspired flying robots

HV Phan, HC Park - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•The principles of natural flight have inspired scientists to create robotic
counterparts.•Highly efficient drones can be built by closely mimicking insect flight.•A future …

Fast ground-to-air transition with avian-inspired multifunctional legs

WD Shin, HV Phan, MA Daley, AJ Ijspeert, D Floreano - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Most birds can navigate seamlessly between aerial and terrestrial environments. Whereas
the forelimbs evolved into wings primarily for flight, the hindlimbs serve diverse functions …

Bio-inspired design of hard-bodied mobile robots based on arthropod morphologies: a 10-year systematic review and bibliometric analysis

J Cornejo, JE Sierra-Garcia… - Bioinspiration & …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This research presents a 10-year systematic review based on bibliometric analysis of the bio-
inspired design of hard-bodied mobile robot mechatronic systems considering the anatomy …