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Nanomia bijuga, a marine animal related to jellyfish, swims via jet propulsion.

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Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than four times faster than previous swimming soft robots. The robots are called “butterfly bots,” because their swimming motion resembles the way a person’s arms move when they are swimming the butterfly stroke.

‘Butterfly bot’ is fastest swimming soft robot yet

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