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Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design

September 30, 2026 Phys.org 1 min read
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Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design

When designing a large underwater robot that could swim silently to avoid startling sea creatures, roboticist Rob Shepherd considered the unusual swimming system of oarfish, the meters-long fish whose ribbon-like dorsal fin moves in waves to propel its body.

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