Inspired by diving birds, engineers at EPFL and MIT have designed a robot that can swim underwater, and flap out of the water to continue flying through air. These findings could help us understand how these “aquatic aviators” adapt their flight between air and water and inspire a new generation of aerial-aquatic drones capable of exploring and sampling hard-to-reach marine environments. ➡️ https://actu.epfl.ch/news/a-flapping-robot-swims-and-flies-like-a-diving-b-2/ #EPFL #Robotics