Two-actuator robot combines efficient ground rolling and spinning flight in one design

Two-actuator robot combines efficient ground rolling and spinning flight in one design

A team of engineers at Singapore University of Technology and Design has created a truly unique robot—one that can roll around like a drum, then take off and fly like a spinning wheel. In their paper published in The International Journal of Robotics Research, the group describes their goals in developing the robot and how they were achieved, along with a description of how it works.