Digital Media: STEAM innovations- Drones

In digital media class we have been learning about different STEAM innovations in 3D printing and virtual reality and here's a great example of an new innovation in drone technology.  The story from NPR above shows how an international group of roboticists developed a drone with claws which can act like a bird to pause and watch without wasting battery power.  It's a fairly simple solution to the problem of battery power usage which can limit the real viability of drones, very smart and maybe just a beginning?