Mechanical Engineers from Carnegie Mellon University built a robot that can sprint across water. The robot was built to emulate the motions of the basilisk lizard, an iguana that lives in the rain forests of Central and South America.

The inventors imagine a day when a more developed version of the robot could be equipped with biochemical sensors that monitor water quality; be deployed with cameras for spying, search-and-rescue or exploration; or be outfitted with bacteria to break down pollutants.

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