Biologically Inspired Water Strider Robot

The majority of current water strider robots are limited by their ability to jump on the water surface. In order to address this problem, innovative mechanical design can be used. A potential solution is the combination of hydrophobic pads and a spring-based launching device. Incorporating this design would increase the maneuverability of water surface robots. This paper discusses the progress in prototyping and modeling the water strider system.

This research was undertaken as part of Carnegie Mellon University's Fall 2012 24676 Bio-inspired Robotics course.