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Dual-mode flight and swimming is the real strat here for a puffin-inspired robot built by MIT and EPFL engineers. Flapping wings handle movement through air and water without needing extra propulsion systems, even when lifting out of the liquid on its own. Launching from boats or shorelines opens up targets like flying near icebergs, tracking whale pods, or grabbing water samples in hazardous zones.

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Terrymiller@terrymiller

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Dual-mode flight and swimming is the real strat here for a puffin-inspired robot built by MIT and EPFL engineers. Flapping wings handle movement through air and water without needing extra propulsion systems, even when lifting out of the liquid on its own. Launching from boats or shorelines opens up targets like flying near icebergs, tracking whale pods, or grabbing water samples in hazardous zones.

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