Inspired by marine flatworms, the innovative device offers new possibilities for environmental monitoring and ecological research. Swimming robots play a crucial role in mapping pollution ...

Breaking away from traditional propeller-based systems, this new robot propels forward with silently undulating fins that are inspired by the movements of marine flatworms. This novel design, coupled ...

Miniature electronics for autonomous operation Unlike traditional propeller-based systems, the EPFL robot uses silently undulating fins –inspired by marine flatworms – for propulsion.

SOMIRO measures just 45 millimeters in length and 55 millimeters in width, weighing only 6 grams when untethered and carrying its own power supply. Its soft, flexible fins—each just 1 millimeter thick ...

A new bot addresses that issue by utilizing a swimming mechanism inspired by flatworms. Although marine flatworms generally stay on the seabed, they can swim through open water by undulating their ...

A team of researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has created a ...

Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find - Octopus uses symbiotic ...

Unlike traditional propeller-based systems, the EPFL robot uses silently undulating fins—inspired by marine flatworms—for propulsion. This design, combined with its light weight, allows the robot to ...

Depending on the degree of the effects of the worms, animals fail to thrive, some become infertile and others will even abort ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during mating to avoid being eaten, temporarily paralyzing their partners ...

A new ultra-light swimming robot mimics marine flatworms, using silent undulating fins for precise movement in tight aquatic spaces. It could revolutionize environmental monitoring and precision ...