FOCAL POINT
BionicOpter has a wingspan of 63
centimetres and a body length of 44 centimetres. It weighs 175 grams.
The robo-critter’s four wings are made of a carbon- fi bre frame with a thin foil covering. The sturdy but ultralight structure is made of fl exible polyamide and terpolymer. Wings can be turned from horizontal to vertical. Each wing is individually started by a servo motor and twists up to 90 degrees. Direction and intensity of thrust for all four wings can be adjusted individually, allowing BionicOpter to move in almost any direction.
A small ribcage houses batteries, nine servo motors, and a high-performance microcontroller.
-artist rendering courtesy Festo
66 | PEG WINTER 2015
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