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A drone with avian-inspired legs by EPFL.

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Hedonist Pig-Dog🙉1 year ago

Making a strong case for the birds aren't real folks here...

Enjoyable Trash1 year ago

WHEN WILL YOU LISTEN!?

Darren Moody1 year ago

I WANT ONE !!! 👀

Monolithic Parmesan Void1 year ago

This is probably one of the top ten machines ever

Justin Carmichael1 year ago

@BreakingTaps

Psychodelic Relic1 year ago

Oh no, the #birds the #prepares have been talking about!

Fern Starsmith1 year ago

omg I gasped. this is so DaVinci in design. elegantly executed

Fern Starsmith1 year ago

I can't stop looking at this, I love it. it's actually so adorable

Fern Starsmith1 year ago

it's little guts are so fun to watch when it thinks ♥ please don't experiment on birds. i love them so ♥

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