{"id":194020,"date":"2021-03-04T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/soft-robot-swims-in-the-mariana-trench\/"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:30:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:30:01","slug":"soft-robot-swims-in-the-mariana-trench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/soft-robot-swims-in-the-mariana-trench\/","title":{"rendered":"#Soft robot swims in the Mariana Trench"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Soft robot swims in the Mariana Trench<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China has developed a soft robot that can successfully swim in the Mariana Trench. In their paper published in the journal Nature,<\/i>, the group describes their soft robot and its capabilities. Cecilia Laschi and Marcello Calisti with the National University of Singapore and the University of Lincoln, respectively, have published a News<\/a> & Views piece in the same journal issue outlining the work by the team in China.<\/p>\n

One of the problems with deep sea submersible craft, whether manned or operated remotely, is dealing with the immense pressure involved. Hulls have to be designed and constructed that are capable of withstanding the crushing pressure found in the deepest parts of the sea\u2014a very expensive way to go. In this new effort, the researchers have taken a new app<\/a>roach to the problem: emulating soft fish.<\/p>\n

Prior research has shown that it is possible to make soft robots out of pliable materials such as silicone and other polymers. Soft robots have been constructed from such materials to emulate squid and other soft-body sea creatures. In this new effort, the researchers built their robot using soft polymers in the shape of a flying-type fish\u2014one that swims by flapping its “wings” like a ray. The wings flap via a well-known assembly of fabricated muscle in a silicone body. An applied electrical current forces the muscle to contract, pulling the wing up. Relaxing the current allowed the wing to relax to its natural state.<\/p>\n


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