NC State gurus build remote control bats, freak out Dukies and T...

Courtesy Engadget  Tue, 07/07/2009 - 08:00

Micro-aerial vehicles , or MAVs as they're called in the elusive underground, are far from new, but a team from NC State University is hoping to advance the field with an all new critter.

The Robo-Bat is a remote controlled creature that relies on a super elastic shape-memory metal alloy for the joints, which is said to provide a full range of motion while enabling it to "always return to its original position -- a function...

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