A Theoretical Investigation of the Critical Timescales Needed for Digging in Dry Soil Using a Biomimetic Burrowing Robot

RoboClam is a bio-inspired robot that digs into underwater soil efficiently by expanding and contracting its valves to fluidize the substrate around it, thus reducing drag. This technology has potential applications in fields such as anchoring, sensor placement, and cable installation. Though there...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Isava, Monica, Winter, Amos G.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109246
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-0889