Razor clam to RoboClam: burrowing drag reduction mechanisms and their robotic adaptation

Razor clam to RoboClam: burrowing drag reduction mechanisms and their robotic adaptation

Estimates based on the strength, size, and shape of the Atlantic razor clam (Ensis directus) indicate that the animal's burrow depth should be physically limited to a few centimeters; yet razor clams can dig as deep as 70 cm. By measuring soil deformations around burrowing E. directus, we have...

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Main Authors: Winter, Amos (Contributor), Deits, Robin Lloyd Henderson (Contributor), Dorsch, Daniel S. (Contributor), Slocum, Alexander H. (Contributor), Hosoi, Anette E. (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: IOP Publishing, 2015-06-18T19:01:09Z.
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