Compared to traditional rigid-bodied robots, soft robots are constructed using physically
flexible/elastic bodies and electronics to mimic nature and enable novel applications in …

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 …

In this work we describe an autonomous soft-bodied robot that is both self-contained and
capable of rapid, continuum-body motion. We detail the design, modeling, fabrication, and …

Eels undulate a larger portion of their bodies while swimming than many other fishes, but the
hydrodynamic consequences of this swimming mode are poorly understood. In this study …

The study of fish escape responses has provided important insights into the accelerative
motions and fast response times of these animals. In addition, the accessibility of the …

We investigate the C-start escape response of larval fish by combining flow simulations
using remeshed vortex methods with an evolutionary optimization. We test the hypothesis of …

Escape responses of fishes are one of the best characterized vertebrate behaviors, with
extensive previous research on both the neural control and biomechanics of startle …

Escape trajectories (ETs; measured as the angle relative to the direction of the threat) have
been studied in many taxa using a variety of methodologies and definitions. Here, we …

Information transmission via non-verbal cues such as a fright response can be quantified in
a fish school by reconstructing individual fish motion in three dimensions. In this paper, we …

In this work we study the hydrodynamics of a bluegill sunfish performing a C-start maneuver
in unprecedented detail using 3-D numerical simulations guided by previous laboratory …