yeah longevity is a problem, ornithopters are pretty impressive but the flapping mechanism is brutal (high rpm motor with high gearing) and the noise not sure

yeah longevity is a problem, ornithopters are pretty impressive but the flapping mechanism is brutal (high rpm motor with high gearing) and the noise not sure if the wings were covered in panels and it landed/spread its wings on the ground how long to charge but yeah there was a hopping bird recently too so being able to take off again would be good