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N.C. State: Manta Rays Inspire the Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Yet
December 05, 2024
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:

A team of researchers has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, drawing inspiration from manta rays to improve their ability to control the robot's movement in the water.

"Two years ago, we demonstrated an aquatic soft robot that was able to reach average speeds of 3.74 body lengths per second," says Jie Yin, corresponding author . . .

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