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Feather star-shaped robot swims in all directions with two actuators
Original: A feather star-shaped robot can swim in all three dimensions using just two actuators
Engineers have developed a swimming robot modelled on the feather star, a marine animal related to starfish. The robot can move through water in all three dimensions using only two actuators, a remarkably simple mechanism for such versatile mobility. The design could inspire more efficient underwater robots, and it is drawing attention for combining biomimicry with unusual mechanical simplicity.
Why now: It is a striking example of biomimetic robotics achieving complex 3D movement with minimal hardware.
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