University of Maryland's Robo Raven Gets Attacked by a Hawk

Posted on May 3, 2013

The University of Maryland Robotics Center has announced the launch of its Robo Raven. The robotic bird was developed by University of Maryland Professors S. K. Gupta and Hugh Bruck and their students. University of Maryland students Luke Roberts, John Gerdes, and Ariel Perez-Rosado are pictured above with Robo Raven.

Professor Gupta says, "Our new robot, Robo Raven, is based on a fundamentally new design concept. It uses two programmable motors that can be synchronized electronically to coordinate motion between the wings."

Robo Raven features programmable wings that wings can flap independently of each other. The robot can perform flips and dives. Robo Raven does not look like a real bird on the ground, but when it is flying it flaps its wings like a real bird. The robot was attacked by a hawk at the 1:49 mark. Take a look:

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