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Tag: bioinspiration

The bionic walking octopus
technology

The bionic walking octopus

Standing at about 5 inches tall and walking on two suction-cup lined tentacles, a new octopus-inspired robot has the potential…
May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Julia Zeh
Cone snails use the illusion of sex to catch their next meal
Biodiversity

Cone snails use the illusion of sex to catch their next meal

With the promise of sex, cone snails lure their prey out of hiding and deliver a deadly strike. The results…
April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Pablo Brenes Coto
Schooling fish inspire underwater robot communication
ocean engineering

Schooling fish inspire underwater robot communication

Scientists and engineers frequently draw inspiration from the natural world around them. Swarms of insects and birds inspired the development…
February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Ashley Marranzino
Swimming with the fishes
ocean engineering

Swimming with the fishes

Studying organisms in their natural habitat is tricky business (and not in the GoodFellas sense). A recent paper from MIT…
July 9, 2018 Eric Orenstein
That idea doesn’t suck: Hitchiking fish inspires a robotic suction disk
technology

That idea doesn’t suck: Hitchiking fish inspires a robotic suction disk

How do scientists build better suction cups? Turn to nature's hitchikers for inspiration! Read on to see how remoras inspired…
November 28, 2017November 30, 2017 Ashley Marranzino

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