Durability is a defining feature of the X Fly. Its design incorporates shock absorbers that protect internal components from the impact of sudden landings or collisions. Additionally, the flexible ...

Flapping its mechanical wings, a hummingbird-like "ornithopter" built by Brigham Young University students is at once an engineering feat and a sign of things to come in unmanned surveillance ...

We’re actually going to link to an old post from back in February because we think it’s equally as impressive as the most recent work. This is a 3D printed ornithopter powered by a rubber band ...

Quadcopters? Please, those are so 2012. This ultralight ornithopter uses four flapping wings to get off the ground. The best part? Most of it can be fabricated using consumer 3-D printers. The ...

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Dune director Denis Villeneuve is no stranger to designing spaceships and vehicles unfamiliar to the human eye, whether that be the other-worldly egg-shaped behemoths from Arrival, or the neon-tech ...