When we think about creatures skimming across water, images of birds landing or frogs leaping come to mind. But some of ...

Water striders are fascinating to watch, as they scoot across the water while supported by surface tension. Scientists have now built a tiny robotic version of the insect, which utilizes a ...

Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider may be the smallest, lightest and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever known to be created. Such miniature robots could someday be used for ...

Water striders live on the water surface and their leg length ranges from several to over 100 millimeters (Fig. 1,2). It is well known that they use their long hydrophobic legs and support their ...