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This is the lightest robot that can fly, swim and take off from water

The insect-inspired machine is about 1,000 times lighter than previous aerial-aquatic bots

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AIR AND WATER BENDER  This tiny, buglike machine is the lightest robot that can fly, swim and launch itself from water.

Yufeng Chen, E. Farrell Helbling and Hongqiang Wang

By Mariah Quintanilla

- More than 2 years ago

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A new insect-inspired tiny robot that can move between air and water is a lightweight.