Water strider microrobot can walk - and jump - on water
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A newly developed microrobot is the first that can move around by continuosly jump on the water's surface without sinking, mimicking the water strider (Image: American Chemical Society)
A newly developed microbot inspired by the water strider (pictured) jump across the water surface without sinking (Photo: Shutterstock)
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One year after the creation of a ten-legged robot that could walk on water, a team led by Prof. Qinmin Pan has come up with a new and updated concept that, also inspired by the water strider, can accomplish the much more difficult task of jumping across the water surface without sinking.
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