Soft actuator materials change their shape or size in response to stimuli like electricity, heat,
light, chemical or pH. These actuator materials are compliant and well suited for soft …

Underwater robot technologies are crucial for marine resource exploration and autonomous
manipulation, and many breakthroughs have been achieved with key indicators (eg, dive …

Undulatory swimming represents an ideal behavior to investigate locomotion control and the
role of the underlying central and peripheral components in the spinal cord. Many vertebrate …

Underwater robots play a critical role in the marine industry. Object perception is the
foundation for the automatic operations of submerged vehicles in dynamic aquatic …

Abstract Development of biomimetic actuators has been an essential motivation in the study
of smart materials. However, few materials are capable of controlling complex twisting and …

Collective behaviour defines the lives of many animal species on the Earth. Underwater
swarms span several orders of magnitude in size, from coral larvae and krill to tunas and …

Fish are able to perceive the surrounding weak flow and pressure variations with their
mechanosensory lateral line system, which consists of a superficial lateral line for flow …

A lateral line system is a flow-responsive organ system, with which fish can effectively sense
the surrounding flow field, thus serving functions in flow-aided fish behaviors. Inspired by …

Controlling biomimetic underwater robots in unknown flow fields remains a challenge due to
the strong nonlinearity of the fluid. This article investigates the attitude holding task of a …

Any phenomenon in nature is potential to be an inspiration for us to propose new ideas.
Lateral line is a typical example which has attracted more interest in recent years. With the …