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Aerial-aquatic robots push past biological limits
Original: Taking aerial-aquatic robots beyond biological capabilities
Research published in Science describes aerial-aquatic robots designed to exceed what biological animals can do when moving between air and water. The work draws on principles from animals such as diving birds and flying fish, but pushes performance past natural limits in speed, endurance or transitions between the two environments. It points to possible uses in environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and exploring hard-to-reach coastal or marine areas.
Why now: A new robotics study showing machines can outperform animals in combined air-water operation is a notable scientific advance.
Evidence
- Taking aerial-aquatic robots beyond biological capabilities · Science | AAAS
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