This is the lightest robot that can fly, swim and take off from water
The insect-inspired machine is about 1,000 times lighter than previous aerial-aquatic bots
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AIR AND WATER BENDER This tiny, buglike machine is the lightest robot that can fly, swim and launch itself from water.
Yufeng Chen, E. Farrell Helbling and Hongqiang Wang