Stanford engineers create perching bird-like robot

[Still Waters]

A new drone is taking inspiration from nature’s best flyers: birds. The bio-inspired aerial bot, which was developed by Stanford engineers, combines four sets of propellers on top with a set of bird-like features below, such as grasping claws and bending legs that allow it to land smoothly almost anywhere.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/grasping-robotic-drone-can-land-on-a-branch-like-a-bird-180979161/

https://news.stanford.edu/press/view/41970

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abj7562