Engineers at the University of Tokyo have built a robotic spider that can walk and fly with 16 rotors mounted on its legs.
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Chinese flying car company Aeroht is planning to produce a car that can lift off the ground at the touch of a button to avoid traffic jams. The vehicle will have a split, multi-rotor design and will be able to spend 90% of its time on the road like a car, taking off only when needed.
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The hydrogen-powered device is a hybrid of a plane and a rocket, making air transport both more sustainable and faster.
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In a few years’ time, the first flight test to test the efficiency of a very fast spacecraft could be carried out as early as 2025. The device is being developed by Chinese engineers.
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ZEVA Aero would break into the air transport market with a saucer-like vehicle to replace cars with single-seater flying capsules. ZEVA Aero’s eVTOL, Zero, is a departure from the usual aeronautical devices: it has a disc, or saucer if you like, design for more dynamic flight, which the manufacturer claims can effectively increase range by reducing drag.
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Aeronautical engineers at MIT are testing the concept of a lunar rover that floats on the Moon’s surface by harnessing the electrical charge it generates. In the absence of an atmosphere, the surface of the Moon and similar celestial bodies can build up an electric charge through direct exposure to sunlight. On the Moon, the resulting electric field can be strong enough to lift the fine dust on its surface to heights of more than a metre.