Microstructural view of burrowing with a bioinspired digging robot
RoboClam is a burrowing technology inspired by Ensis directus, the Atlantic razor clam. Atlantic razor clams should only be strong enough to dig a few centimeters into the soil, yet they burrow to over 70 cm. The animal uses a clever trick to achieve this: by contracting its body, it agitates and lo...
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American Physical Society
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99429 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-0889 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9233-2245 |