A fish-inspired soft robot has survived a trip to the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean. The self-powered underwater robotic fish appears to offer an alternative to previously developed deep-sea equipment, as according to a recent paper, it was able to reach a depth of almost 11 kilometres....
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A fish-inspired soft robot has survived a trip to the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean.
The self-powered underwater robotic fish appears to offer an alternative to previously developed deep-sea equipment, as according to a recent paper, it was able to reach a depth of almost 11 kilometres.
The pressure at the bottom of the trench is more than a thousand times that on the surface of the sea, yet many animals are able to withstand such a staggering amount of pressure.
The morphology and skull structure of one of these marine organisms, the snailfish, is what is reported to have inspired the design of the robot.
The main breakthrough was a specially-designed compliant polymer body which deforms, without breaking, under high pressure – watch the robot in action HERE.
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