researchers from case western reserve university's biologically inspired robotics laboratory work on a morphing micro air and land vehicle [mmalv], a hybrid air and land vehicle which can be used to serve as a remote sensor platform.
the purpose of this vehicle is to serve as a device that can fly into hazardous/hostile environments, then land and walk around to explore, gather and relay intelligence so that decisions can be made about how to proceed in a dangerous situation without having to physically send people in to do the data collection.