blog posts Advanced Robotic Bat's Flight Characteristics Simulate the Real Thing Sep 22, 2017 8:00 amNews Article Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Caltech have developed a self-contained robotic bat--dubbed Bat Bot (B2)--with soft, articulated wings that can mimic the key flight mechanisms of biological bats. Share on Facebook Tweet Email