Festo’s Robotic SmartBird Wants To Join The Flock

A robotic bird that is so life-like it fools other birds into flying with it may be the first step in humanity’s ability to truly mimic the natural world, and thus learn how to better use our planet. Taking to the skies over Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park, a gossamer-winged mechanical bird (which we wrote about when it debuted, here ) is mobbed by flocks of its living brethren

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Festo’s Robotic SmartBird Wants To Join The Flock