Festo, you've raised the bar sky high! Those earlier models were, in my eyes, nothing but helium filled zeppelins and thus not very impressive. This on the other hand is truly a breakthrough in heavier than air models! (When will I see this in the toy store?)
Marvelous Engineering. Wonderful achievement. Even God would be giving you a big smile. He only knows what you have done . The mysterious force that gives push for forward movement when wings flap up and down. It is the best example to explain precisely what exactly are SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECNOLOGY .
i wonder what would happen if they just increased the power of the engine up from 23 watts to a few hundred watts. perhaps they could carry heavy objects through the air, a payload.
It kind of didn't. Ornithopter have been around for a long time. It's still just a giant ornithopter with a few fancy tricks. There are too many things that the SmartBird doesn't do to actually mimic bird flight. It doesn't follow the bird's wing bone structure to be fully articulated, and also, birds do not need a rudder to stabilize their flight.
If you are able to do such amazing things using your Bionic Learning Network... Why not using that same method to develop and design entire cities and economic systems??... The Venus Project... a resource based economy.... That will be the answer.... watch "Zeitgeist Moving Forward" .... if such a wonderful company as Festo works towards something as The Venus Project, that will be the biggest technical and social revolution ever....
@roidroid I don't know if it's efficient when you need 23 W to fly something over 400 grams. And the battery has only 3 Watthours, so it can fly only for a few minutes like RC planes. Scaling it to carry human would require several hundred W, so human powering wouldn't be enough. Also think how large battery would you need for reasonable long flight. I think all the servo movement consumes too much energy. There was the rigid ultralight human powered plane over English Channel and it barely flew
@3Dhappens Perhaps this design could be used to just make a highly efficient wingsuit that humans can WEAR. And considering this one only uses 23 watts, perhaps it could be human powered (at least partially, it could also carry onboard power).
the quick fix was so awesome :D "After countless hours of engineering and collaboration with other engineers, I took a piece of paper, glued to the butt and made it fly"
it's great , after your video I think it's time for me to make a working model for my man powered flapping wing may I have the information of your twisted wing design ?
wonderful stuf.. i'd like to see them put super light weight photovoltaic sheets on the back.. it would look like a scandinavian black back and might power itself.. should the tail not be more dynamic though.. wouldn't that increase stability and lift.. as it does in gulls..? truely inspiring sight..
Very impressive! I've worried in the past that humans are being taken out of engineering as computers do more and more of the work. This video has allayed my fears.
how many kilo watts can consume in start and during flying? and how to control this electricity, is it through batteries ? and how long will it be in flying?
In future we'll ride Ikrans from AVATAR. You don't believe me? Look for Nanotech Institute Dallas fuel powered artificial muscles with a power/weight ratio of 4.4 kW/kg. 4 times bigger than combustional engines. Then look for the data sheet of ornithoper.ca . It has 24hp engine power weighs 350kg and 13 m wingspan. An artificial Ikran would only weigh 20 kg + 70 kg person. The 24 hp engine has an efficiency of max.30%(8hp). Take four kg muscles and you have 22hp. You need only 5 m wingspan.
Just. Wow You guys always seem to leave me speechless maybe one day you can modify the smart bird to fly on it's one and in flocks without human interaction You guys are amazing
omy God this is so awesome i knew they couldn't replicate it they add to make a compromise God is awesome and true Isaiah 42:8 "I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images"
this is amazing. great work guys!
Festo, you've raised the bar sky high! Those earlier models were, in my eyes, nothing but helium filled zeppelins and thus not very impressive. This on the other hand is truly a breakthrough in heavier than air models!
(When will I see this in the toy store?)
Can you buy one? No? So what's the point
Marvelous Engineering. Wonderful achievement. Even God would be giving you a big smile. He only knows what you have done . The mysterious force that gives push for forward movement when wings flap up and down. It is the best example to explain precisely what exactly are SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECNOLOGY .
i wonder what would happen if they just increased the power of the engine up from 23 watts to a few hundred watts.
perhaps they could carry heavy objects through the air, a payload.
It kind of didn't. Ornithopter have been around for a long time. It's still just a giant ornithopter with a few fancy tricks. There are too many things that the SmartBird doesn't do to actually mimic bird flight. It doesn't follow the bird's wing bone structure to be fully articulated, and also, birds do not need a rudder to stabilize their flight.
If you are able to do such amazing things using your Bionic Learning Network... Why not using that same method to develop and design entire cities and economic systems??... The Venus Project... a resource based economy.... That will be the answer.... watch "Zeitgeist Moving Forward" .... if such a wonderful company as Festo works towards something as The Venus Project, that will be the biggest technical and social revolution ever....
@roidroid I don't know if it's efficient when you need 23 W to fly something over 400 grams. And the battery has only 3 Watthours, so it can fly only for a few minutes like RC planes. Scaling it to carry human would require several hundred W, so human powering wouldn't be enough. Also think how large battery would you need for reasonable long flight. I think all the servo movement consumes too much energy. There was the rigid ultralight human powered plane over English Channel and it barely flew
@3Dhappens Perhaps this design could be used to just make a highly efficient wingsuit that humans can WEAR.
And considering this one only uses 23 watts, perhaps it could be human powered (at least partially, it could also carry onboard power).
the quick fix was so awesome :D
"After countless hours of engineering and collaboration with other engineers, I took a piece of paper, glued to the butt and made it fly"
it's great , after your video I think it's time for me to make a working
model for my man powered flapping wing may I have the information of your
twisted wing design ?
wonderful stuf.. i'd like to see them put super light weight photovoltaic sheets on the back.. it would look like a scandinavian black back and might power itself.. should the tail not be more dynamic though.. wouldn't that increase stability and lift.. as it does in gulls..? truely inspiring sight..
Very impressive! I've worried in the past that humans are being taken out of engineering as computers do more and more of the work. This video has allayed my fears.
FESTO Germany succeeded to buit the first flying robot: a bionic bird.
Hmm... I want to see a version without the vertical stabilizer.
This is the most amazing achievement I have seen in years. Festo has outdone itself with the SmartBird. Congratulations!!
how many kilo watts can consume in start and during flying?
and how to control this electricity, is it through batteries ?
and how long will it be in flying?
WOW!! They Could use these Birds at Disney Parks!!! It would be Awesome!!!
This one of the best invention for mankind, Thanks for sharing.
Could the beak cross-section be tweaked to do away with the need for the vertical tail rudder addon?
Amazing! This is so exiciting, I hope they're working on a Smartbird 2, increasing speed, manouverability or even adding foldable wings.
Love the bird, I want one. I hope it will be able to sing.
Can't get enough of this video. What a truly great and absolutely amazing achievement!
oh ,an english version is already her ,cool ^^
Very nice !
Amazing! simply amazing! I'm just a bit disappointed it took sooo many years to finally get it right :P
Pretty cool, I wonder if they got their part at HobbyKing, lol
LOL that's gold.
Wow... just wow. Having an engineering education I cannot begin to stress what an achievement this is. Amazing!
Any plans for making this a consumer product?
Beautiful, astonishing engineering Festo! Inspired by Nature inspires mind and soul!
Interesting Robot
i wanna work there!
This is just amazing
This video inspires mind, soul and spirit. Following your steps, Festo!
that's simply amazing!
Nice to know that exist such a nice place where creativity have so important role :)
А мы умеем строить плоты из пластиковых бутылок !
Are ya'lls gonna make a miniature one? :3
I have an idea that the up and down movement can be tilted forward for a more natural stroke of the wings.
cool realy cool i want one
truly amazing, truly inspiring... wonderful..
Damn, I want one....
fantastic well done
Fantastic work !!!!
@dannyalexandro : Its real, the company is festo, they are not brithish are german
Wunderbar!
Why is Speak & Spell commentating this?
hello you can share .stl files with this smartbird on thingiverse ??????????
haha they put rudder = not seagull LOL
In future we'll ride Ikrans from AVATAR. You don't believe me?
Look for Nanotech Institute Dallas fuel powered artificial muscles with a power/weight
ratio of 4.4 kW/kg. 4 times bigger than combustional engines.
Then look for the data sheet of ornithoper.ca . It has 24hp engine power weighs 350kg and 13 m wingspan.
An artificial Ikran would only weigh 20 kg + 70 kg person. The 24 hp engine has an efficiency of max.30%(8hp). Take four kg muscles and you have 22hp. You need only
5 m wingspan.
Just. Wow
You guys always seem to leave me speechless maybe one day you can modify the smart bird to fly on it's one and in flocks without human interaction
You guys are amazing
This is truly amazing. i never though that true bird like flight was possible with that little power
how big is a dragon?
Hey can I work here too!! Lets make a bigger version and put a human in it
solo hay puedes darte cuenta que Dios existe
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@twnthepro A real bird might use his feet for this?
@3Dhappens would still have loud engines.
@3Dhappens In time, I hope. In time!
Make sure you dont get out of the USA.
Its only missing one thing, Feathers.
US Army would be very interested
haha it still has an engine.
blown my mind is.
make your own...
Y BUENO.
me too
omy God this is so awesome i knew they couldn't replicate it they add to make a compromise God is awesome and true Isaiah 42:8 "I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images"
God is dead
German guy makes it. awesome
www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/12596.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmartBird
Festo SmartBird - Bird flight deciphered