Scientists made robotic ripple bugs

From Science Magazine.

UC Berkeley biologist Víctor Ortega Jiménez studies the fan structures that ripple bugs use to dance on water. The fans’ ability to passively expand when submerged and contract when removed from the water inspired collaborators at Ajou University to design a similar water striding robot.

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CREDITS: (FOOTAGE) CHRIS SCHODT AND ANNIE ROTH; (MUSIC) SILENT ASSASSIN/RAN RAITEN

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