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This chapter sketches the dream of constructing small, intelligent flapping wing robots. The reader gets a first glimpse of the difficulties in understanding the aerodynamics of flapping wing robots. In addition, we touch upon the challenges of making these robots sufficiently intelligent to fly and navigate by themselves.

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  1. Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    G. C. H. E. de Croon, M. Perçin, B. D. W. Remes , R. Ruijsink & C. De Wagter

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de Croon, G.C.H.E., Perçin, M., Remes , B.D.W., Ruijsink, R., De Wagter, C. (2016). Introduction. In: The DelFly. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9208-0_1

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