Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world's smallest fully programmable ...

Manta rays are elegantly shaped. They swim by flapping their fins like enormous wings, and their gills filter for plankton with the utmost precision. These creatures have now inspired human ...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have unveiled the world’s smallest fully ...

How can researchers explore the depths of ocean worlds like Jupiter’s moon, Europa? This is what the Sensing With Independent Micro-swimmers (SWIM) robotic explorers hopes to address as scientists and ...

Marine flatworms are cool. Hear me out. They’ve mastered the art of smooth undulating motion and perfected it over millions ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a remarkable sand-swimming robot inspired by the movements of baby sea turtles. This innovative robot is capable of traversing ...

Scientists have created the world's smallest programmable robots. These microscopic machines swim in liquids and can sense ...

(Nanowerk News) 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 ...

When baby sea turtles hatch from their buried eggs, they use their powerful flippers to make their way up through the sand. A new "sand-swimming" robot, inspired by those hatchlings, could one day ...