The US Army’s New Drone Looks So Much Like A Bird, It Got Attacked By A Hawk

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RoboRaven

Researchers at the University of Maryland, funded by the U.S. Army, may have just taken drone warfare to the next level.

The Robo-Raven is a robotic bird, with wings that can flap independently of one another. This technology makes the aircraft appear like a live bird.

In fact, a YouTube video from the University of Maryland Robotics Department shows the Robo-Raven in flight, a flight so lifelike that the machine gets attacked by a hawk at 1:49 in the video.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjOWpwbnmTw]Robo Raven (UMD Robotics) - YouTube[/ame]

 

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Oh god. That thing flies like that and is a robot???

I guess its better we have it than the Chinese have it or at least we have it also.

Wonder if I catch one spying on me and I shoot it with a pellet gun if I will be charged for firing at Homeland Security or wildlife.

 

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Oh god. That thing flies like that and is a robot???

I guess its better we have it than the Chinese have it or at least we have it also.

Wonder if I catch one spying on me and I shoot it with a pellet gun if I will be charged for firing at Homeland Security or wildlife.

Pellet gun?? BWHAHAHAHA!