The world's first robot with a flapping mechanism without a tail is posted on the Unipos website.Flapper Nimble+ Starter KitPage was added.
About Bitcraze
Bitcraze is a drone development company.With the company's early access, we are working to improve the quality of our products by having users participate from the development stage of new products and obtaining feedback. Therefore, the software is in early development stages.
Flapper Nimble+ Starter Kit is a development platform for aviation robots that incorporate biological flight mechanisms for universities and research institutes.
Features of Flapper Nimble+ Starter Kit
This product belongs to the field of bio-inspired robotics, which aims to develop efficient robots that are in harmony with nature by engineering the evolutionary process that living things have acquired over many years, as well as their excellent forms and functions. is.
Attaching wings enables basic flight such as hovering, forward movement, and turning.
- Compact and lightweight wing mechanism allows indoor flight
- Autonomous control realized with sensors and control algorithms
- Reproducing bird flight with a flapping mechanism
- Customizable hardware and software
- Platform for research and education in robotics and aeronautical engineering
Advantages of leveraging
Nimble+ is equipped with Crazyflie Bolt 1.1, which utilizes firmware developed by the Crazyflie open source project and a Python API.This makes autonomous flight possible by taking advantage of Crazyflie's small size and highly maneuverable flight capabilities.By leveraging community technology, we achieve both flight stability and programming flexibility.It can be widely used as a platform to utilize open source results in robot development.
Main functions
- Capable of hovering, moving forward, and turning
- Operation with smartphone app
- Enhancements for autonomous flight
- Built-in logging and power measurement capabilities
- open source firmware
For more information about Flapper Drones (a spin-off of Delft University of Technology), please visit our website.
Flapper Drones Home
https://flapper-drones.com/wp/
You can also see the flapping of its wings in the following video.
Main uses
Flapping robots fly with soft wings, unlike typical drone propellers.It is designed to withstand even minor collisions, and can be used in a variety of situations, including academic research, education, and entertainment.
In the field of academic research, possible studies include the dynamics of flight using flapping mechanisms, the flight control of robots, and the movement of flocks.In the field of education, it can also be used as a teaching material for learning how animals fly, and as an exhibit at science museums and museums.And in the entertainment field, this robot can be used for drone shows and his character's flying performances.A robot that flies while flapping its wings will visually entertain the viewers.
In this way, flapping robots are expected to be used in a wide variety of applications, from academics to entertainment.
Main Specifications
- Wingspan: 49cm
- Weight: 102g (minimum takeoff weight) / 114g (including body cover and landing gear)
- Payload: 25g (body cover, landing gear, sensors, etc.)
- Battery: LiPo 2S 300mAh
- Flight time: 5 minutes or more (hovering at maximum payload)
Related research and development fields
Biomimetics / Bioinspired robotics / Micro air vehicle / Drone technology / Small autonomous flying robot / Aeronautical engineering / Control engineering / Sensor technology / Optimization of processing speed and power consumption / Aerodynamics / Wing mechanism / Flapping mechanism / Lightweight structural design / Model-based design / prototype / flapping robot / ornithopter
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