entomopter
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thumb|300px|right|Terrestrial Entomopter model.
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- Terrestrial entomopter
- Mars entomopter
- Funding and international recognition
- See also
- References
- Selected reports and publications
- External links
thumb|300px|right|Terrestrial Entomopter model.
An Entomopter is an aircraft that flies using the wing-flapping aerodynamics of an insect. The word is derived from entomo (meaning insect: as in entomology) + pteron (meaning wing). Entomopters are type of ornithopter, which is the broader term for any device intended to fly by flapping wings.
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robot
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University of Cambridge
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entomology
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Reynolds number
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bionics
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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Georgia Tech
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atmosphere of Mars
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ornithopter
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insect flight
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micro air vehicle
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Robert Michelson
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Air Force Research Laboratory
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NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts
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von Kármán Institute for Fluid Dynamics
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Gravity of Mars
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