Helicopters took a lot of their early inspiration from one of nature’s most efficient fliers in the dragonfly and host Danni Washington’s going to take one for a spin to see exactly how! She’ll also take a look at how this insect and the wings of owls continue to inspire helicopters and how another one of the helicopter’s early influences, the maple seed, has inspired one of the world’s coolest new unmanned aerial vehicles.
Up Next in Season 1
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S1 Ep 8 - Mastering Mimicry
While inventors have been looking toward nature as inspiration for centuries, this science is just starting to come into it’s own and was recently given a name… Biomimicry! Join Danni Washington as we visit all the new places where this science is taking hold, from schools to zoos, to national c...
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S1 Ep 9 - Sharks
To many people the thought of sharks can be scary but they’re actually a huge help to our oceans… and have inspired some awesome tech! Danni Washington will take the plunge and swim with sharks, relaying how their skin is being used to fight germs and their senses can help build better robots! ...
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S1 Ep 10 - Copying Nature's Communica...
Animals in nature have other ways of communicating than you or I do and many of them are able to move collectively in packs called “swarms”. Host Danni Washington takes a look at how today’s scientists are studying this swarm behavior to make better robots that will help in our factories, to col...
