VIDEO: The robot jumping in the water

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Jump the robot in the water

July 30, 2015 at 19:06 clock Last updated BST

Scientists have a little robot, developed based on the Weber insects that you can jump into the water.

Robotic version uses the same forces that jumping spiders water slide, without the surface.

It starts with a downward force that never exceeds the surface tension of water - the force that "glue" of water molecules together.

The progress of the team from South Korea and the US It is reported in the journal Science .

All images courtesy of the Seoul National University

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