ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 12, 2013) -- Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland teamed to create Robo Raven, a robotic bird that can perform extreme aerobatics that no other mechanical bird has ever been able to perform. Hear from ARL Researcher John Gerdes on ARL's collaboration with UMD and potential future military uses of this technology.
The research on Robo Raven conducted at the University of Maryland was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
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