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In One Ear: Wing flapper

In One Ear: Wing flapper

AI Briefing

  • • Researchers at MIT and EPFL in Switzerland created a "flapping-wing aerial-aquatic vehicle" for study.
  • • The FAAP is inspired by nature, with flapping wings for flight and propulsion.
  • • The robot's design combines aerodynamics and aquatic capabilities.

Context

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have created a new research robot. The robot is called the “flapping-wing aerial-aquatic vehicle” (FAAV).

The creation of the FAAV matters as it is a result of work by engineers at two institutions.

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