麻省理工學院工程師設計出可游泳和飛行的機器人海雀
麻省理工學院和瑞士洛桑聯邦理工學院的工程師設計了一個可游泳和飛行的拍翼機器人，重量不到300克，有望用於海洋探索。
a team led by raphael zufferey at mit and epfl designed a flapping-wing aerial-aquatic vehicle, or faav, that can smoothly transition from swimming to flying. the robot weighs under 300 grams and uses a central fuselage, two flexible wings, and a steerable tail. in experiments, the team identified optimal wing size, flapping frequency, and tail angle combinations for smooth transitions. the faav could enable oceanographers and marine biologists to collect data from hard-to-reach aquatic regions at a lower cost. the researchers plan to design wings that can turn and test the robot's performance in turbulent conditions.