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	KU Professor Develops a 20-gram Flying Robot that Resembles an Insect
	관리자		868		2016.07.22

<img style="margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto;" alt="" src="ArticleFile.do?id=11667726" /> On July 21, 2016, Professor Hoon Cheol Park of the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at Konkuk University announced that his research lab successfully developed an insect-mimicking flying robot that weighs 20 grams. This was the first time a micro-robot weighing at that level was able to fly since the Hummingbird Nano Air Vehicle by AeroVironment took flight. In fact, it is more difficult to control flying robots resembling insects than those that are designed based on birds. Insects position themselves by solely relying on flapping its wings, whereas birds can also use their tails. In developing the flying robot, the research lab overcame technical difficulties with lightweight parts and finding the center of gravity. 
Professor Park’s research lab was designated a “National Research Lab” by the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2007 and received $200,000 annually for five years. The lab also received support since 2013 as a research center specialized in biomimetics. Members of the lab also produced numerous academic papers in the process. According to a review by the International Journal of Micro Air Vehicle in 2015, authors from Konkuk University published the highest number of articles related to flying robots resembling birds and insects in the world. 
“Further research will improve the insect-mimicking robot so it can fly on its own,” said Professor Park. “We will also continue to conduct research for practical applications and other robots resembling different types of animals.”

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