The first takeoff of a biologically inspired at-scale robotic insect

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-347

  Wood, Robert J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Aerial robotics; Biologically inspired robotics; Microrobotics

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; MICROMECHANICS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AERIAL ROBOTICS; AEROMECHANICAL SUBSYSTEM; MICROROBOTICS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 42549121660     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2008.916997     Document Type: Article

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