Flying Dragon Robot Transforms Itself to Squeeze Through Gaps

DRAGON can change its shape to move through complex environments and even manipulate objectsPhoto: JSK Lab/University of Tokyo
DRAGON is able to autonomously decide how to transform when given the constraints of the space it needs to pass through.
There’s been a lot of recent focus on applications for aerial robots, and one of the areas with the most potential is indoors. The thing about indoors is that by definition you have to go through doors to get there, and once you’re inside,