Flight sequence (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Flight sequence

Caption

In this computer-generated flight sequence, the ornithopter’s wings beat without any gears or motors—powered instead by thin piezoelectric actuators that flex the entire structure.

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Bilgen Lab/Rutgers University

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