Bionic bird can be flown with your smartphone

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A French startup has turned to crowdfunding to build an extremely light bionic bird that can be controlled using the magnetometer and accelerometer in a smartphone. The bird, currently at the prototype stage, would communicate via Bluetooth for a range of 100 meters (330 ft) and be able to fly for up to eight minutes at a time, or over a mile, after a quick 12-minute charge... Continue Reading Bionic bird can be flown with your smartphone

Section: Robotics

Tags: Biomimicry, Bionic, Bluetooth, Indiegogo

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