A new type of drone, inspired by the aerial precision of birds of prey, could one day navigate through dense city skyscrapers to deliver our packages or inspect hard-to-reach offshore wind farms, ...

Drones have become vital tools for deliveries, inspections, and emergency response. Yet their designs remain split between two extremes. Rotary-wing drones, like quadcopters, are agile but drain ...

To the untrained eye, it did not look like a particularly complicated mission. A large black quadcopter drone, more than two ...

Unlike standard rotary-wing drones, which are highly manoeuvrable but energy-intensive, fixed-wing drones are far more energy-efficient and capable of covering longer distances, making them ideal for ...