Scientists have developed robotic models of extinct animals to study evolution in a single day. The "paleo-inspired robotics" field combines prehistoric and modern techniques to recreate the movements of fossilized ancestors, such as mudskippers that evolved to walk on land. This research aims to understand evolutionary pressures and major transitions, like vertebrates moving from water to land or dinosaurs developing flight.

Source: https://www.wionews.com/science/scientists-make-robotic-models-of-extinct-animals-to-capture-million-year-evolution-in-single-day-770368