flying robot modeled after Maple Leaf

[Admin]

This is a neat MAV made over at the University of Maryland thats modeled after the flying dynamics of a maple leaf. I saw his work over a year ago, but didn't see anything fly. I didn't think it'd work! Very impressive . . . and very controllable considering it only has 2 DOF.

World's first controllable MAV monocopter, Robotic Samara (maple seed)

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Worlds first controllable robotic samara monocopter MAV, University of Maryland's Ulrich flyer

[CraftMaster25]

It works better than any RC helicopter that I've ever seen.