The biomechanics of the manta ray inspired researchers to develop an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than four times faster than previous swimming soft robots. The robots are called ...

Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than four times faster than previous ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Michael Phelps, eat your heart out. Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty Researchers have developed a new type of robot inspired by ...

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 ...