Grasshopper-inspired glider wing research with direct drone relevance

Grasshoppers may not spring to mind as paragons of graceful flight. But for a team of Princeton engineers, these gangly insects have inspired a new approach to robotic wings.

They can neatly fold and retract their wings, enabling them to maneuver in the air and on the ground.

https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2026/01/07/never-mind-how-grasshoppers-hop-these-engineers-watch-them-fly