FlipperBot: Sea turtles and flipper-driven robot reveal principles of moving on sand and other granular media
By AarohiUnadkat On April 1, 2021 · Leave a Comment · In 2021 SP Team 32, 2021 SP Week 07, Biol. Discoveries translated into devices
Based on a study of both hatchling sea turtles and “FlipperBot” — a robot with flippers — researchers have learned principles for how both robots and turtles move on granular surfaces such as sand.
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