Soft Robots Inspired by Mantas

This is a news story, published by Ars Technica, that relates primarily to North Carolina State University news.

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Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of Virginia have created a soft robot that can reach speeds of 6.8 body lengths per second .

This makes it the fastest soft robot so far and more energy-efficient than its previous iteration.

It is also more efficient than its predecessor and can swim upward and downward, just like a manta ray.

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