New robot falls like a maple seed then sails like a boat once it hits water

Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a nature-inspired robotic platform that falls like a maple seed when released from the air, rights itself after landing on water, and then sails autonomously using wind energy. It aims to help monitor remote waters where boats are slow to reach and aircraft cannot remain for extended periods.

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