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When it comes to developing robots that can move efficiently through water, scientists regularly turn to creature’s like squid and jellyfish for inspiration, and a UK research team has just produced one that can swim with the best of them. The soft and… Continue reading Jellyfish-inspired robot moves like nature’s most efficient swimmer
When it comes to developing robots that can move efficiently through water, scientists regularly turn to creature’s like squid and jellyfish for inspiration, and a UK research team has just produced one that can swim with the best of them. The soft and… Continue reading Jellyfish-inspired robot moves like nature’s most efficient swimmer
We’ve already heard about small flying or wheeled robots that cooperate on tasks by working in collaborative “swarms.” Harvard University researchers have now gone a step further, by developing tiny underwater robots that school together like fish.Cont… Continue reading Tiny schooling aquatic robots inspired by fish
As anyone who has grown climbing plants will know, the things are great at grasping onto thin objects such as strings or bamboo poles. A new robotic gripper, inspired by such plants, could find use in the handling of small, delicate items.Continue Read… Continue reading Plant-inspired gripper winds itself around objects
If you’re trying to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitos, it’s important to know when and where the biting females of the targeted species are present. An experimental new device could help, by mimicking the insects’ hearing apparatus.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Antenna-inspired device detects disease-carrying mosquitos
No matter how good we humans have made something, chances are nature did it better millions of years ago. Rather than compete, it’s often better to tap into the natural version – and that’s exactly what scientists have done with the Smellicopter, a dro… Continue reading “Smellicopter” drone uses live moth antenna to sniff out targets
Over many thousands of years, evolution has bestowed certain animals with some very clever capabilities, and robotics researchers are endlessly turning to these creatures as sources of inspiration. Of particular interest to scientists working on small,… Continue reading Agility of bees could inspire drones that squeeze through tight spaces
If you want to know the local soil conditions, it would be great if you could just ask an earthworm. Given that that’s an impossibility, though, scientists are now working on the next-best thing – earthworm-inspired soil-analyzing agricultural robots.C… Continue reading Earthworm-inspired robots may be coming to a farm near you
By getting up close and personal with the intricate mechanics of bird flight, scientists continue to unlock secrets that can aid in their pursuit of advanced aerodynamics, and that may include aircraft that generate a lot less noise. Scientists in Euro… Continue reading How the silence of owls in flight could lead to low-noise aircraft
Even though they don’t have flexible tongues, catfish are still able to rotate captured prey within their mouths. A new understanding of how they’re able to do so could ultimately lead to more dextrous underwater robots, or other technological advances… Continue reading Multi-link catfish skull may hold key to better underwater robots