The ocean environment has enormous uncertainty due to the influence of complex waves
and undercurrents. The human beings are limited in their abilities to detect and utilize …

A comprehensive review on bio-inspired fish robots has been done in this article with an
enhanced focus on swimming styles, actuators, hydrodynamics, kinematic-dynamic …

Fish maintain high swimming efficiencies over a wide range of speeds. A key to this
achievement is their flexibility, yet even flexible robotic fish trail real fish in terms of …

Biomimetic underwater robots have attracted considerable research attention globally,
owing to their quieter actuations, higher propulsion efficiency, and stronger maneuverability …

Underwater soft robots are challenging to model and control because of their high degrees
of freedom and their intricate coupling with water. In this letter, we present a method that …

One of the emerging themes of fish-inspired robotics is flexibility. Adding flexibility to the
body, joints, or fins of fish-inspired robots can significantly improve thrust and/or efficiency …

Animal locomotion offers valuable references as it is a critical component of survival as
animals adapting to a specific environment. Especially, underwater locomotion poses a …

Soft robots provide a pathway to accurately mimic biological creatures and be integrated into
their environment with minimal invasion or disruption to their ecosystem. These robots made …

Achieving fast and agile swimming still remains extremely challenging for a self-propelled
robotic fish due to the constraint of actuator's propulsion capability. In this article, we report …

Fish's outstanding motion and coordination performance make it an excellent source of
inspiration for scientists and engineers aiming to design and control next-generation …