<html><head></head><body>Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) at EPFL, directed by Prof. Dario Floreano, proposed a protective system for winged drones inspired by beetles to help these aerial vehicles protect their delicate structures.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:97.9%;"><img src="https://minio.news.mecharithm.com:443/mecharithm/a_Protective_System_for_Winged_Drones_Inspired_by_Beetles_f5dcd336ad.jpg" alt="a-Protective-System-for-Winged-Drones-Inspired-by-Beetles.jpg" width="500px"><figcaption>Image Credit: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lis/">Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS)</a></figcaption></figure>This protective system consists of an added set of retractable wings like the ones found in beetles to encase the main folding wings when protection is required.<ul><li>Read the full paper <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9591382" download="file">HERE.</a></li></ul>More information:<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lis/">https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lis/</a></li></ul></body></html>

Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) at EPFL, directed by Prof. Dario Floreano, proposed a protective system for winged drones inspired by beetles to help these aerial vehicles protect their delicate structures.

A Protective System for Winged Drones Inspired by Beetles