After observing the animal further, Qing realized its elegant flapping motions and swimming patterns “aligns perfectly with the goals of soft robotics.” The robot’s Manta ray-like design ...

Manta rays are elegantly shaped. They swim by flapping their fins like enormous wings, and their gills filter for plankton ...

The record-breaking robot has fins shaped like those of a manta ray and is made of a material that is stable when the fins are spread wide. Study corresponding author Professor Jie Yin ...

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, ...

It was just two years ago that a tiny robotic manta ray became the world's fastest-swimming soft-bodied robot. Well, one of its descendants has now smashed that record – and it uses less energy ...

The record-breaking robot has fins shaped like a manta ray, and is made of a material that is stable when the fins are spread wide. Study corresponding author Dr. Jie Yin, of North Carolina State ...

Researchers have set a new record for the fastest swimming soft robot, inspired by manta rays ... mimicking the downward stroke of a manta ray’s fin flap. When the air is released, the fins ...