Researchers have developed a new kind of robot that flies through the air, swims through the water, and transitions between the two realms.

A robot that swims like a diving bird and then flies like, well, a bird, sounds like the setup for two different machines ...

A lightweight robot modeled on diving birds can swim underwater, break through the surface, and continue flying without using ...

Experts spend years trying to build robotic systems that can both fly and dive.

A flapping-wing robot that can both swim underwater and fly through the air is helping scientists rethink how diving birds manage life in two ...

Scientists have known for years that birds like geese and ibises gain an aerodynamic advantage from flying in a "V" formation ...

Now two universities have gotten together to make an interesting robot duplicate. MIT and EPFL in Switzerland have now built ...

MIT and EPFL have jointly developed the first flapping-wing robot that can fly and dive. Scientists at the Massachusetts ...

As we’re starting to get used to the idea of unmanned drones dropping deliveries on a regular basis, scientists are already working on changing them. How about watching a drone flap its wings on its ...

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Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and ...