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- 1New robot glides like a maple seed then sails on water▼New robot falls like a maple seed then sails like a boat once it hits water
Engineers have unveiled a small robot that descends spinning like a maple seed and, once it lands on water, converts into a boat-like vessel that can sail across the surface. The design, reported by Tech Xplore, combines aerial and aquatic mobility in a single lightweight device. Commenters are highlighting its potential for environmental monitoring, distributed sensing and cheap deployment over lakes or oceans.
- 2SUTD robot glides like a maple seed and sails on water▼SUTD researchers develop robot that falls like a maple seed and sails like a boat
Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design have developed a small robot that descends by spinning like a falling maple seed and can then move across water like a boat. The dual-mode design suggests potential uses for distributing sensors or payloads from the air and continuing operations on water. The work was announced via science news services EurekAlert and Asia Research News.
- 3Robot that falls like a maple seed can sail on water●Researchers build a robot that falls like a maple seed and sails across water
Researchers have built a small robot that mimics the spinning fall of a maple seed and can glide across the surface of water. The design pairs lightweight rotational descent with sailing capability, drawing attention for its elegant bioinspired engineering and potential uses in environmental monitoring or distributed sensing from the air and water.