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Tag: robotics

Algal Automata
technology

Algal Automata

Unlike fictional cyborgs, this unlikely robot is powered by a biological process millions of years old. Reference: Phillips, N., Draper,…
February 24, 2022February 25, 2022 Fayth Tan
SURFO SPECIAL: Robotic Takeover in the 21st Century: Using Self-Driving Vehicles to Better Evaluate Our Water Quality
Undergraduate Research

SURFO SPECIAL: Robotic Takeover in the 21st Century: Using Self-Driving Vehicles to Better Evaluate Our Water Quality

Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country…
September 4, 2021September 7, 2021 Ashley Mickens
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
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
Book Review ocean engineering

Jellyfish: Future Scientists of the Sea

Is there a way to increase measurements across oceans using a hybrid of robotics and biology? In a recent study,…
March 19, 2020 Samantha Setta
Robofish To The Rescue!
Behavior Conservation Invasive Species

Robofish To The Rescue!

When mosquitofish were introduced all over the world to control mosquito populations nobody thought they would have such a negative…
September 24, 2019 Brandy Biggar
Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2018, part 1
Harmful Algal Bloom Survey

Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2018, part 1

Check out these posts by guest authors Ellie Tan, Samantha Vaverka, Joseph Barnes, and Gibson Levitt about building water quality…
August 24, 2018September 18, 2018 Anna Robuck
A Gentle (Robotic) Hand
deep sea

A Gentle (Robotic) Hand

The world of deep-sea environments is fascinating, and there is so much to learn from what we’ve yet to actually…
August 20, 2018January 8, 2020 Rishya Narayanan
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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