# First bird-scale robot to swim, dive, and launch back into flight

> A robot that swims like a diving bird and then flies like, well, a bird, sounds like the setup for two different machines bolted together.

- **Source:** [Newatlas](https://newatlas.com/robotics/first-bird-robot-swim-dive-launch-mit-epfl/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a54d9c4c9bd3cdbff4d3667)
- **Published:** 2026-07-13
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #nintendo-switch
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a54d9c4c9bd3cdbff4d3667

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