China Central Television (CCTV) has released footage of what is claimed to be the world’s most realistic bird-like ornithopter. Designed to flap its wings just like a bird, the new drone could ...

The prototype seen above, called Mercury, is an ornithopter which means it flaps it’s wings. It is the first to show controlled hovering. Look closely, there’s no rudder or tail. Mercury uses ...

Ornithopters look silly. They look like something that shouldn’t work. An airplane with no propeller and wings that go flappy-flappy? No way that thing is going to fly. There are, however, a ...

Leonardo da Vinci turned his skills to many topics. The diagram shows a wing design for a human powered craft, probably an ornithopter, sketched in about 1485. The flapping mechanism seems to be ...

If you're in the market for an awesome Valentine's gift for the Dune fan in your life, LEGO is offering its first ever true discount on the LEGO Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter. The set includes ...