It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a robo-puffin?

The article describes a new bio‑inspired robot being developed by researchers at MIT and EPFL that can operate both in air and underwater, mimicking the behavior of gulls and puffins. The engineers explain that despite the large difference in density between water and air, the device uses distinct mechanical strategies to transition between the two media. The prototype aims to demonstrate versatile locomotion for future autonomous systems.

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