In nature, some semiaquatic arthropods evolve biomechanics for jumping on the water
surface with the controlled burst of kinetic energy. Emulating these creatures, miniature …

Research on soft robots and swimming robots has been widely reported and demonstrated.
However, none of these soft swimming robots can swim flexibly and efficiently using legs …

The efficient motility of invertebrates helps them survive under evolutionary pressures.
Reconstructing the locomotion of invertebrates and decoupling the influence of individual …

In this letter, we report a miniature swimming robot that consists of a nonmagnetic V-shaped
head, an I-shaped tail attached with a magnet and a flexible link for interconnection of the …

Jumping is an important locomotion function to extend navigation range, overcome
obstacles, and adapt to unstructured environments. In that sense, continuous jumping and …

Bio-actuators that use insect muscular tissue have attracted attention from researchers
worldwide because of their small size, self-motive property, self-repairer ability, robustness …

Underwater robot designs inspired by the behavior and morphological characteristics of
aquatic animals can provide reinforced mobility and energy efficiency. In the past two …

A variety of microrobots have commonly been used in the fields of biomedical engineering
and underwater operations during the last few years. Thanks to their compact structure, low …

The untethered miniature swimming robot actuation and control is difficult as the robot size
becomes smaller, due to limitations of feasible miniaturized on-board components. Nature …

Drawing inspiration from the jumping motions of living creatures in nature, jumping robots
have emerged as a promising research field over the past few decades due to great …