DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Everyone loves birds and some incredible technology is bringing people's dreams of becoming one into a reality.
The desire to fly spurred the Wright Brothers to build a plane. Now it's spurring a Swiss company to build a virtual reality flyer appropriately named Birdly.
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But Birdly isn't just virtual reality - it's also a fusion with robotics. The weight limit for the system is 450 pounds, which is a big bird. It costs $175,000 for one.
That explains why the company isn't looking to put the items in living rooms. They are designed for science centers, museums and other public attractions.
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So far, it is going through a trial run. But Andy Wood, vice president of Somniacs, the company that makes Birdly, said they will soon be popping up in Southern California and other parts of the country.
