Robotic Hummingbird

[Bobbie Ireland]

No matter what we come up with, that wise old girl, Mother Nature, thought of it first.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12513315

(Not that I understand everything they present, but I love watching for what happens at the AAAS.)

[Donna]

No matter what we come up with, that wise old girl, Mother Nature, thought of it first.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12513315

(Not that I understand everything they present, but I love watching for what happens at the AAAS.)

That's actually pretty cool. Imagine a "Hummercraft".  

[MAK]

That's very cool! 

[Annette]

That is  incredible!

[Donna]

DARPA in a flap over Nano Hummingbird spy drone

While there’s no doubting the reconnaissance value of military UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), the distinct and imposing physical shapes associated with such cutting-edge devices tend to be more ‘clash’ than ‘blend’ on the battlefield.

That being said, the pictured Nano Hummingbird spy drone might be just what the U.S. Department of Defense needs to deflect enemy attentions while it’s quietly swooping about snapping invaluable intelligence footage from afar.

http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201108/6847/DARPA-in-a-flap-over-Nano-Hummingbird-spy-drone  continued