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Adding a telescopic leg beneath a quadcopter to create a hop…

Hopping robot prototype. Credit: Songnan Bai, Runze Ding, Song Li, and Bingxuan Pu A team of biomedical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers from City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a hopping robot by attaching a spring-loaded telescopic leg to the underside of …

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Thinking of owning a drone? It’ll cost you an arm and a leg

White drone with spinning propellers [Courtesy] Fees charged by the government to operate drones in the country could be a key hindrance in the uptake of the new technology. The unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are increasingly being seen as critical for certain sectors such as film and research. The local …

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