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A new kind of robot swims the seas and soars the skies

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According to NPR, MIT roboticists have built lightweight amphibious robots inspired by diving birds, designed for potential coastal ocean monitoring and sampling.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5885040/robot-flying...

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