Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration
Abstract The deep ocean, Earth’s untouched expanse, presents immense challenges for exploration due to its extreme pressure, temperature, and darkness. Unlike traditional marine robots that require specialized metallic vessels for protection, deep-sea species thrive without such cumbersome pressure-...
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| author | Guorui Li Tuck-Whye Wong Benjamin Shih Chunyu Guo Luwen Wang Jiaqi Liu Tao Wang Xiaobo Liu Jiayao Yan Baosheng Wu Fajun Yu Yunsai Chen Yiming Liang Yaoting Xue Chengjun Wang Shunping He Li Wen Michael T. Tolley A-Man Zhang Cecilia Laschi Tiefeng Li |
| author_facet | Guorui Li Tuck-Whye Wong Benjamin Shih Chunyu Guo Luwen Wang Jiaqi Liu Tao Wang Xiaobo Liu Jiayao Yan Baosheng Wu Fajun Yu Yunsai Chen Yiming Liang Yaoting Xue Chengjun Wang Shunping He Li Wen Michael T. Tolley A-Man Zhang Cecilia Laschi Tiefeng Li |
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| description | Abstract The deep ocean, Earth’s untouched expanse, presents immense challenges for exploration due to its extreme pressure, temperature, and darkness. Unlike traditional marine robots that require specialized metallic vessels for protection, deep-sea species thrive without such cumbersome pressure-resistant designs. Their pressure-adaptive forms, unique propulsion methods, and advanced senses have inspired innovation in designing lightweight, compact soft machines. This perspective addresses challenges, recent strides, and design strategies for bioinspired deep-sea soft robots. Drawing from abyssal life, it explores the actuation, sensing, power, and pressure resilience of multifunctional deep-sea soft robots, offering game-changing solutions for profound exploration and operation in harsh conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b39c63b584d4855bf2245c0871bceaf2023-11-05T12:22:18ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-11-0114111010.1038/s41467-023-42882-3Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea explorationGuorui Li0Tuck-Whye Wong1Benjamin Shih2Chunyu Guo3Luwen Wang4Jiaqi Liu5Tao Wang6Xiaobo Liu7Jiayao Yan8Baosheng Wu9Fajun Yu10Yunsai Chen11Yiming Liang12Yaoting Xue13Chengjun Wang14Shunping He15Li Wen16Michael T. Tolley17A-Man Zhang18Cecilia Laschi19Tiefeng Li20Qingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering UniversityCenter for X-Mechanics, Zhejiang UniversitySchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard UniversityQingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering UniversitySchool of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hangzhou City UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang UniversityQingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering UniversityQingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering UniversityDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of CaliforniaSchool of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityQingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering UniversityQingdao Innovation and Development Base, Harbin Engineering UniversityZhejiang LabCenter for X-Mechanics, Zhejiang UniversityCenter for X-Mechanics, Zhejiang UniversityInstitute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of SciencesSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang UniversityDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of CaliforniaScience and Technology on Underwater Vehicle Technology Laboratory, Harbin Engineering UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National University of SingaporeCenter for X-Mechanics, Zhejiang UniversityAbstract The deep ocean, Earth’s untouched expanse, presents immense challenges for exploration due to its extreme pressure, temperature, and darkness. Unlike traditional marine robots that require specialized metallic vessels for protection, deep-sea species thrive without such cumbersome pressure-resistant designs. Their pressure-adaptive forms, unique propulsion methods, and advanced senses have inspired innovation in designing lightweight, compact soft machines. This perspective addresses challenges, recent strides, and design strategies for bioinspired deep-sea soft robots. Drawing from abyssal life, it explores the actuation, sensing, power, and pressure resilience of multifunctional deep-sea soft robots, offering game-changing solutions for profound exploration and operation in harsh conditions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42882-3 |
| spellingShingle | Guorui Li Tuck-Whye Wong Benjamin Shih Chunyu Guo Luwen Wang Jiaqi Liu Tao Wang Xiaobo Liu Jiayao Yan Baosheng Wu Fajun Yu Yunsai Chen Yiming Liang Yaoting Xue Chengjun Wang Shunping He Li Wen Michael T. Tolley A-Man Zhang Cecilia Laschi Tiefeng Li Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration Nature Communications |
| title | Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration |
| title_full | Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration |
| title_fullStr | Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration |
| title_short | Bioinspired soft robots for deep-sea exploration |
| title_sort | bioinspired soft robots for deep sea exploration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42882-3 |
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