The machine, called an ornithopter, has turned heads at AirVenture for decades, for those who are lucky enough to catch a glimpse of it, anyway. On the EAA grounds it can be tricky tracking down ...

The ornithopter's 19.3-second qualifying flight covered a distance of 145 metres at an average speed of 25.6 kilometres per hour, although the day ended with a broken drive line that has since ...

That’s certainly the goal of this lab, whose flapping-wing drone, or ornithopter, has now been equipped with a grasping claw to let it take a rest on a nearby branch or perhaps even a finger ...

They might seem far away, but your Ornithopter is fast, and if you're not quick enough, it can crash into them. There's a reason why you see so many crashed Ornithopters atop rock formations.

We’re actually going to link to an old post from back in February because we think it’s equally as impressive as the most recent work. This is a 3D printed ornithopter powered by a rubber band ...

The ornithopter category is something that's been added to the competition since it was last held in Utah in 2002. At that event, BYU's team took first place overall. Ornithopters fly by flapping ...

FlyTech Dragonfly is a cute, dangerous-looking toy ornithopter coming soon from WowWee, the creators of RoboSapien. As footage of a prototype shows, the ingenious flapper lurches around with ...

Naturally, the Ornithopter will dominate conversation – it's very cool and translates perfectly to Lego. However, what I can't get over is the impressively long lad that is Baron Harkonnen.

The ornithopter's 19.3-second qualifying flight covered a distance of 145 metres at an average speed of 25.6 kilometres per hour, although the day ended with a broken drive line that has since ...