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

A new ultra-lightweight robot can swim underwater – before emerging to fly through the air like a bird. The flapping-wing ...

Loons, gulls, puffins and petrels are some of the 100 species of birds that can both fly and swim. These diving birds can ...

Researchers at MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering have now developed a bio-inspired robotic bird capable of flying ...

The bird-fish hybrid could one day be used to study aquatic animals underwater and then fly back to the base with data.

Inspired by the physical feats of diving birds, researchers have created a robot that can plunge into the water and flap back ...

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 can jump into flight like a bird could eliminate the need for runways for small fixed-winged drones. Birds use the powerful explosive force generated by their legs to leap into the air ...

Inspired by diving birds, roboticists built the lightweight machines to move from water to air. The design may one day lead ...

A new type of aerial-aquatic robot, inspired by diving birds, is opening up new frontiers for ocean exploration.

MIT researchers and other contributors have developed a robot designed to dive, swim and fly like a bird used to water and flight activity.

Scientists have created a flying robot inspired by how a rhinoceros beetle flaps its wings to take off. The concept is based on how some birds, bats, and other insects tuck their wings against their ...