A robot with appendages that mimic the swimming legs of krill could one day be used to study these key marine food sources or explore hard-to-reach places
The RoboKrill robot has appendages (right) that move like krill’s swimming legs through water
Santos et al.
A robotic leg moving through water creates similar patterns to the motion of krill as they swim, and could be used to study the role these animals play in their marine environment.
Krill are small crustaceans that serve as one of the most important and largest ocean food sources. They form large swarms on the ocean surface and dive down when threatened by predators, taking nutrients, carbon and oxygen with them, but the dynamics of this …
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