RoboBee: From Aerial to Aquatic
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The RoboBee is a miniature robot that has long been able to fly. But what if the RoboBee lands in water? Using a modified flapping technique, researchers at the Harvard John Paulson School and Wyss Institute have demonstrate that the RoboBee can also swim. This is the first-ever aerial and aquatic capable insect-scale robot. For more information, please visit http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpage/592
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