Seahorse Tails Could Inspire New Generation of Robots

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By samzenpusJul 5, 2015, 1:26 pm346 pts
An anonymous reader writes: Researchers at Clemson University have studied the makeup of seahorse tails and rendered its mechanics using 3D-printing in an effort to provide flexibility to stiff robots. Unlike most creatures, seahorse's tail is made of square prisms. Michael Porter, assistant professor in…

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