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Scientists try to mimic intricacies of nature with robot fly
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Scientists try to mimic intricacies of nature with robot fly
'Ornithopter' could have applications in war, space program
By ANDREW BRIDGES Associated Press
Sunday, August 4, 2002
Berkeley, Calif. -- Understanding the aerodynamics that allow
insects and hummingbirds to fly is the key to an invention that
researchers hope will create a little buzz and a lot of flap.
Biologists and technologists at the University of California-
Berkeley have spent the past four ...