Look, in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane...

[FL_Engineer]

Ran across this and found it interesting.

https://gizmodo.com/scientists-built-a-robot-from-40-pigeon-feathers-and-it-1841039003

 

[Piotrsko]

Yeah saw that on NPR. Cool, everything but the wing was foamboard. Apparently, the feathers are bird specific, so you need a full set of 28.

Crud lost the link to the report paper. Science robotics, 16 jan issue. Stupid kindle wont allow cut & pazte