I remember on "Anatomy of a Bear" Technifex made a
robotic bear that was just wicked. It used hydraulics if I remember correct and this thing was shredding a side of pork like a chainsaw. They also emulated a couple other animals too. Amazing pieces of work, all of them.
I really hope they get the anatomy right. I'm not sure if pneumatics would be adequate since the talons of a bird are quite flexible and extremely strong. If they are catching fish then they would want two toes in the front and two in the back like an Osprey, the three in the front and one in the back is what you would see on a eagle or a hawk. Something like this is what they should be looking at.
Thanks for the thread I'm definitely going to start watching this.
