Teaching RoboClam to dig: The design, testing, and genetic algorithm optimization of a biomimetic robot

Teaching RoboClam to dig: The design, testing, and genetic algorithm optimization of a biomimetic robot

Razor clams (Ensis directus) are one of nature's most adept burrowing organisms, able to dig to 70cm at nearly 1cm/s using only 0.21J/cm. We discovered that Ensis reduces burrowing drag by using motions of its shell to fluidize a thin layer of substrate around its body. We have developed RoboCl...

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Main Authors: Winter, Amos (Contributor), Deits, Robin Lloyd Henderson (Contributor), Dorsch, Daniel S. (Contributor), Hosoi, Anette E. (Contributor), Slocum, Alexander H. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-05-01T18:29:06Z.
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