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

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

Nature has given us amphibians in various forms, from frogs to other multi-environment creatures, yet few things transcend ...

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

Experts spend years trying to build robotic systems that can both fly and dive.

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

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

Engineers have developed a new aerial-aquatic robot that can swim underwater, then rise to the surface and take flight.

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

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

Loons, gulls, puffins, and petrels are some of the 100 species of birds that can both fly and swim. These diving birds can plunge in water to swim after prey, and then leap back into the air to ...