Small aerial robots are limited to short mission times because aerodynamic and energy
conversion efficiency diminish with scale. One way to extend mission times is to perch, as …

For aerial robots, maintaining a high vantage point for an extended time is crucial in many
applications. However, available on-board power and mechanical fatigue constrain their …

Perching can extend the useful mission life of a micro air vehicle. Once perched, climbing
allows it to reposition precisely, with low power draw and without regard for weather …

Flying robots capable of perch-and-stare are desirable for reconnaissance missions.
Inspired by an adaptation that enables songbirds to sleep in trees without active muscle …

An approach is presented whereby small, unmanned aircraft can land on walls. The
approach is demonstrated with a plane that uses an ultrasonic sensor to initiate a pitch-up …

Micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) with multiple rotors, or multicopters, have many promising
applications ranging from environmental monitoring, agricultural inspection, to package …

Robots capable of hover flight in constrained indoor environments have many applications,
however their range is constrained by the high energetic cost of airborne locomotion …

Most robotic grasping research focuses on objects that are either not large in comparison to
the gripper or have small graspable features; however, there are important applications that …

There is a growing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) grasping, perching, and
interacting with their surroundings by means of claws, arms, hooks, and other appendages …

Abstract Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) with perching capabilities can be used to efficiently
place sensors in aloft locations. A major challenge for perching is to build a lightweight …