Developers:
Coordinated Science Laboratory
Aerospace Robotics and Control (ARC) Lab
Seth Hutchinson has teamed with CSL and Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor Soon-Jo Chung, CSL and Aerospace Associate Professor Timothy Bretl, and Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Mani Golparvar-Fard
https://youtu.be/DMJ2kpiUno0
RobotBat: Robotic bat flapping flight testbed
Uploaded on Apr 4, 2011
Article "Hutchinson and Engineering at Illinois collaborators awarded $1.5 million to build robot bats"
by Daniel Dexter
October 14, 2014
https://youtu.be/1BgeEBAUF9I
Introducing the RoboBat Drone (B2) from the University of Illinois
Published on May 23, 2015
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A fully autonomous robotic bat is coming soon.
Dr. Alireza Ramezani, Xichen Shi, Prof. Soon-Jo Chung, Prof. Seth Hutchinson
Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://youtu.be/KdQCnjG9xpE
B2 (Bat Robot) preliminary autonomous flight result
Published on Sep 24, 2015
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Dr. Alireza Ramezani, Xichen Shi, Prof. Soon-Jo Chung, Prof. Seth Hutchinson, Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The story about our research posted at
"Hutchinson awarded $1.5 million to build robot bats"
by Daniel Dexter
October 8, 2014
Prof. Soon-Jo Chung
Prof. Seth Hutchinson
https://youtu.be/_80pG6JZQ3s
World's most advanced bat robot/ornithopter drone - now with membrane wings
Published on Jan 1, 2016
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A microprocessor-based onboard computer, a 6 DOF IMU sensor package, five DC motors with encoder feedback for flapping and wing articulation (asymmetric wing folding and leg/tail control), power/comm electronics, carbon-fiber frame, 3D printed parts, and silicone based membrane wings -- all at 92 grams.
https://youtu.be/KA9u7Z7KtnQ
B2 (3D-Printed Bat Robot) Closed-Loop Flight Control Update (2016 IEEE ICRA)
Published on Mar 24, 2016
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A microprocessor-based onboard computer, a 6 DOF IMU sensor package, five DC motors with encoder feedback for flapping and wing articulation (asymmetric wing folding and leg/tail control), power/comm electronics, carbon-fiber frame, 3D printed parts, and silicone based membrane wings -- all at 92 grams.
No motion capture system was used for indoor closed-loop control flight.
A. Ramezani, X. Shi, S.-J. Chung, and S. Hutchinson, “Bat Bot (B2), A Biologically Inspired Flying Machine,” Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Stockholm, Sweden, May 16-21, 2016.
https://youtu.be/OfwX6X4Nx20
Advanced robotic bat can fly like the real thing
Published on Feb 1, 2017
"Engineers Build Robot Drone That Mimics Bat Flight"Quote:
Using a custom-made silicon skin and articulated morphing wings, Soon-Jo Chung and researchers from UIUC created Bat Bot (B2), an autonomous flying robot that mimics the flight characteristics of real bats.
by Robert Perkins
February 2, 2017