A robot that flies like a bird ( Not Mine)

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 So today I got this link from my boss because he knows i'm into robotics as a hobby, I have seen flying robots before but this is scary when i think about the military implications. Carzy stuff. If you have seen it before forgive me but i figured i had to share

http://www.ted.com/talks/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird.html

 

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Well, in military

Well, in military applications they can hook some wires into bugs and control them. So this won’t make too big of a difference.

But this bird is cool, I’m curious about the cost/energy effeciency regarding the more ‘conventional’ means…