Flatworm-Inspired Aquatic Robot Propels Itself With a Shimmy-Like Motion
Robots collecting data in delicate aquatic environments should avoid whirring propellers that could injure wildlife or tangle in weeds. A new bot solves this problem by mimicking the swimming motion of flatworms. While marine flatworms typically remain on the seabed, they can navigate open water by undulating their thin, flat bodies. Waves ripple from the […]
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