Energy-saving locomotion: SailMAV sails to its destination. Image: Empa / Imperial College London
Energy-saving locomotion: SailMAV sails to its destination. Image: Empa / Imperial College London - The SailMAV drone can fly and sail on water due to its foldable wings. Its special design also allows it to record wildlife behavior, as animals do not perceive the drone as a hostile intruder. Gliding along quietly and still getting to your destination - research can be that simple. The ultralight SailMAV drone flies to remote waters and sails there quietly, saving energy. In this way, the small flying robot (Micro Aerial Vehicle, or MAV) can collect data on the biodiversity of, say, a remote alpine mountain lake or an Arctic fjord. "Water birds or mammals on the shore are not disturbed by SailMAV, so the drone can make unbiased statements about the effects of climate change on the state of the ecosystem, for example," explains André Farinha.
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