Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design
September 30, 2026
September 30, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design
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When designing a large underwater robot that could swim silently to avoid startling sea creatures, roboticist Rob Shepherd considered the unusual swimming system of oarfish, the meters-long fish whose ribbon-like dorsal fin moves in waves to propel its body.
To learn more, he consu . . .
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Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design
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When designing a large underwater robot that could swim silently to avoid startling sea creatures, roboticist Rob Shepherd considered the unusual swimming system of oarfish, the meters-long fish whose ribbon-like dorsal fin moves in waves to propel its body.
To learn more, he consu . . .