<html><head></head><body>The High Performance Robotics Lab at the UC Berkley, funded by the Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study, and the NSF GRFP, developed a quadcopter that can change its shape mid-flight, operate in four configurations, and has the ability to continue hovering in three of the configurations.<figure class="image"><img src="https://minio.news.mecharithm.com:443/mecharithm/Mid_air_Reconfigurable_Quadcopter_photo_1_1d8763ed15.jpg" alt="Mid-air-Reconfigurable-Quadcopter-photo-1.jpg" width="750px"><figcaption>Image credit: The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hiperlab.berkeley.edu/">High Performance Robotics Lab at the UC Berkley</a></figcaption></figure>This research can have potential applications in construction, search and rescue missions, and inspections in dangerous environments.More information:<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103.16632.pdf" download="file">https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103.16632.pdf</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hiperlab.berkeley.edu/">https://hiperlab.berkeley.edu/</a></li></ul></body></html>

The High Performance Robotics Lab at the UC Berkley, funded by the Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study, and the NSF GRFP, developed a quadcopter that can change its shape mid-flight, operate in four configurations, and has the ability to continue hovering in three of the configurations.

Mid-air Reconfigurable Quadcopter