WASHINGTON (AP) - Holy drone, Batman! Mechanical masterminds have spawned the Bat Bot, a soaring, sweeping and diving robot that may eventually fly circles around other drones. Bat Bot's creators say ...

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Flying bots like quadcopters and gliders have come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, but engineers are still chasing the "holy grail" of aerial robotics: replicating the complex flight of a bat.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Holy drone, Batman! Mechanical masterminds have spawned the Bat Bot, a soaring, sweeping and diving robot that may eventually fly circles around other drones. Because it mimics the ...

This photo provided by Alireza Ramezani, University of Illinois, shows a Bat Bot, a three-ounce flying robot that they say can be more agile at getting into treacherous places than standard drones.