MIT built a 300-gram robot that flies through the sky, dives underwater and takes off again, just like a diving bird

Global Climate Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:29:20 GMT Moderate confidence — 73/100

For so long, scientists have long dreamt of a machine that can fly through the clouds like a bird, swim into the depths of the ocean, and then back into the sky, seamlessly.
Water diving birds like the ‘Atlantic puffin’ glide effortlessly between the air and the ocean, despite the two environments having different physical properties.

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For so long, scientists have long dreamt of a machine that can fly through the clouds like a bird, swim into the depths of the ocean, and then back into the sky, seamlessly.
Water diving birds like the ‘Atlantic puffin’ glide effortlessly between the air and the ocean, despite the two environments having different physical properties.

Sources: Times of India