The simple razor clam has inspired a new MIT robot that could lead to a "smart" anchor that burrows through the ocean floor to reposition itself and could even reverse, making it easier to recover. The so-called RoboClam is being developed to explore the performance capabilities of clam-inspired digging, as well as to shed light on the behavior of the real animal."Our original goal was to develop a lightweight anchor that you could set then easily unset, something that's not possible." (source: web.mit.edu)
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