Hand-like autonomous flying robot for airborne grasping and interaction

Area of Science:

• Robotics
• Bio-inspired Engineering
• Aerial Robotics

Background:

• Birds' aerial agility inspires advanced robots for complex tasks like hunting and perching.
• Existing aerial robots face limitations in size, payload, and manipulation, hindering practical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a compact, agile aerial robot with integrated flight and grasping capabilities, inspired by human hand morphology.
• To create an autonomous framework for efficient mission planning and adaptive control, enabling human-like manipulation.
• To explore applications in aerial delivery, remote assistance, and human-robot collaboration.

Main Methods:

• Designing a hand-like robotic system integrating flight and grasping mechanisms.
• Developing an autonomous framework with mission planning and multi-level adaptive control.
• Conducting outdoor tests for perching, navigation, and payload transport.

Main Results:

• The proposed robot demonstrates compact structure, agile flight, and versatile manipulation.
• Autonomous framework enables precise grasping, opening doors, forest perching, and object transport.
• Outdoor tests validate capabilities in aerial delivery and manipulation across challenging terrains.

Conclusions:

• The hand-like aerial robot offers synergistic advantages in flight and manipulation.
• The autonomous framework facilitates complex human-like tasks and human-robot collaboration.
• This technology opens new possibilities for aerial operations, assistance, and delivery.