{"id":215308,"date":"2024-03-20T16:56:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/flying-drone-can-roll-on-the-ground-to-save-energy-over-long-distances\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:20:18","slug":"flying-drone-can-roll-on-the-ground-to-save-energy-over-long-distances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/20\/flying-drone-can-roll-on-the-ground-to-save-energy-over-long-distances\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying drone can roll on the ground to save energy over long distances"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This drone rolls most of the time but can fly over obstacles when needed<\/p>\n

Ruibin Zhang et al.\/Zhejiang University, Hangzhou<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

An autonomous drone with wheels can roll along the ground, only flying when needed to clear obstacles, which helps its battery last seven times longer, according to its developers.<\/p>\n

Rolling robots are efficient and can travel long distances, but cannot traverse big obstacles, while flying drones<\/a> can get past large obstructions, but have limited range. Now, Ruibin Zhang<\/a> and his colleagues at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, have attempted to combine the benefits of both types\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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