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

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

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

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

FAAV is the world's first 300-gram bird-inspired robot that can fly, swim and leap out of water using only flapping wings. Here's how this science breakthrough could transform research on wildlife.

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 ...

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

Insects in nature not only possess amazing flying skills but also can attach to and climb on walls of various materials. Insects that can perform flapping-wing flight, climb on a wall, and switch ...