Bionic dragonfly controlled by your smartphone

Technology company Festo has created a mechanical dragonfly capable of mimicking natural flight, and which can be controlled by a smartphone.

Taking inspiration from the way real dragonflies can move their two pairs of wings independently the BionicOpter features four wings each capable of being adjusted individually for fine motor control.

Automated software processes mean the wings don’t need to be controlled individually, however. As a result the flap frequency, amplitude and angle are taken care of while the pilot is free to control the BionicOpter from a smartphone app.

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