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A bioinspired multimotion modality underwater microrobot.
Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Amphibious Movement of Microrobots Inspired by Water Spiders.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Design and Simulation Study of a Jumping Takeoff Mechanism Inspired by the Hindleg Kinematics of Asian Migratory Locust,Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- An Embodied Paper-Based Microfluidic Al-Air Battery for Enduring Untethered Insect-Scale Robots.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Omnidirectional motion of an untethered tripodal microrobot using radial piezoelectric actuators.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Inertia-driven amphibious robot with asymmetric microundulatory fin arrays.Science advances · 2026Article
- Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Bionic Underwater Robot with Undulating and Flapping Composite Propulsion.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Coordinated Dual-Fin Actuation of Bionic Ocean Sunfish Robot for Multi-Modal Locomotion.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Exploring narrow underwater environments presents notable challenges due to the need for flexible movement and robust transition between different motion modalities. Inspired by the pteropod, a small aquatic organism known for its ability to change direction by adjusting the attack angle of its wings, we developed a biomimetic robotic platform called RoboPteropod. This micro-underwater robot, equipped with flexible flapping wings that mimic the propulsive mechanisms of the pteropod, reaches a float velocity of 1.88 body height per second and a forward velocity of 1.2 body length per second, while maintaining a power consumption of merely 580 milliwatts. The ability to dynamically adjust the attack angle of the wings enables smooth transition among various modes (float, move straight, yaw, and pitch) of underwater locomotion, allowing for agile, three-dimensional maneuvering in complex aquatic environments. RoboPteropod offers meaningful potential for detailed exploration of confined and otherwise inaccessible underwater spaces.
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