A structure like those found on water striders’ legs keeps a robot out of the water.
A robot walks on water thanks to evolution’s solution
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/robotic-bug-literally-walks-on-water/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/robotic-bug-literally-walks-on-water/
A structure like those found on water striders’ legs keeps a robot out of the water.
6 Comments
tyler@programming.dev · 2 pts · 362d
Videos of the bugs in question would have been a good addition to the article…
BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 362d
There is one linked in the article called "Rhagobot operation 1".
tyler@programming.dev · 1 pts · 362d
That’s of the robot. I want one of the bugs. It’s hard to understand what they’re replicating.
BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 362d
Here you go https://youtu.be/E2unnSK7WTE
tyler@programming.dev · 3 pts · 362d
Sorry, I should be more clear. I’ve seen water striders before, but this article is about a specific kind of water strider that’s faster than others due to its fan propulsion. I wanted to see that type of water strider because I want to compare with the robot they created.
Cool video though. I didn’t know that’s how they eat.
obbeel@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 361d
Robotization doesn't ring nice. Robot comes from the slavic word for "Work", so workization of a species for water striding? Doesn't seem too good for me. Maybe something similar to artifice or artificial would be better.