The latest in robots inspired by animals is this metal fish, designed to inspect hard to reach underwater places with the ease of a swimming fish.
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Science’s latest stab at robots that mimic nature takes the form of--a jellyfish? But this robotic sea creature can be powered with hardly any energy, and could be used to silently keep track of anything in the sea--from submarines to icebergs.
A robotic bird that is so lifelike it fools other birds into flying with it may be the first step in humanity's ability to truly mimic the natural world, and thus learn how to better use our planet.