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 ...

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 ...

Bioinspired underwater robots that swim by undulating their bodies may be more energy-efficient than their rigid counterparts, but they're also quite difficult to build. That could soon change however ...

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 ...

In a competition swimming pool, engineers tested prototypes for a futuristic mission concept: a swarm of underwater robots ...

Swimming robots play a crucial role in mapping pollution, studying aquatic ecosystems, and monitoring water quality in ...

The fastest-ever swimming soft robot has been inspired by manta rays. A team of American researchers beat its own speed record by drawing inspiration from the iconic sea creatures to improve their ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Water Company is using swimming robots to inspect underground pipes. The technology inspects large water mains, often while they're filled with water, ...