Biologically inspired soft robots make a lot of sense in a lot of different scenarios, but as with any class of technology, they have their limitations. Among other things, these compliant structures ...

Scientists regularly draw ideas from the natural world in a bid to improve robotic performance, and when it comes to soft robots that swim, motion in the ocean is a rich source of inspiration. The ...

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University created a robot inspired by the manta ray, as reported by TechCrunch. A Manta ray swims in a pool of the Grand Aquarium in Saint-Malo, ...

What influence can marine life have on robotics? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of researchers from the University of Virginia and North Carolina ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have built an underwater robot that looks and swims like a manta ray, using only single motors and flexible fins to propel it through water in a manner ...

The fastest-ever swimming soft robot has been inspired by manta rays. A team of American researchers beat its own speed record by drawing inspiration from the iconic sea creatures to improve their ...

Nature has provided great support for the development of robots. Inspired by manta rays, a team from the State Key Laboratory of Robotics at the Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of ...

NUS Department of Mechanical Engineering researcher Soheil Arastehfar showcases their aquatic robot manta ray "Mantadroid" at their faculty premises in Singapore November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su ...