With Help from Pigeon Feathers, This Robot Takes to the Sky

The PigeonBot could help improve wing design, and may advance understanding of avian evolution.

By McLean Bennett
Jan 16, 2020 6:00 AMJan 20, 2020 5:24 PM
PigeonBotComplete
(Credit: Lentink Lab / Stanford University)

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