A team of researchers and engineers, led by Dr Kyu-Jin Cho of Seoul National University in Korea, has created an insect-like robot that can jump on water surfaces. This image shows a water strider together with robotic insects that can jump on water. Image credit: Seoul National University. As Dr Cho and co-authors watched the water strider jump on water surfaces using high-speed cameras, they noticed that the long legs accelerate gradually, so that...