Tunable stiffness enables fast and efficient swimming in fish-like robots
Underwater vehicles haven’t changed much since the submarines of World War II. They’re rigid, fairly boxy and use propellers to move. And whether they are large manned vessels or small robots, most underwater vehicles have one cruising speed where they are most energy efficient. Fish take a very different approach to moving through water: Their bodies […]
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