Nature has evolved to shape morphing to adapt to complex environments while engaging
with the surroundings. Inspired by this capability, robots are expected to be endowed with …

With more than 700 described species, leeches include morphological, physiological, and
behavioral diversity and occur in terrestrial and aquatic habitats, including freshwater …

Adhesion is the basic ability of many kinds of animals in nature, which ensures the survival
and reproduction of animal populations. The aquatic abalone has a strong adhesion …

Fish scales serve as a natural dermal armor with remarkable flexibility and puncture
resistance. Through studying fish scales, researchers can replicate these properties and …

This paper presents the results of laboratory tests of CFRP (carbon fiber-reinforced polymer)
laminates, which allowed the development of numerical material models. The obtained data …

In this work, we report a facile way to fabricate composite nanofibrous mats of polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), and stearic acid (SA) by employing the …

This study analyzes the function of different muscles during arm wrestling and proposes a
method to analyze the optimal forearm angle for professional arm wrestlers. We built a …

In this study, we aim to probe the self‐righting behavior of abalone on a substrate based on
experiments and mechanistic analyses. A successful self‐righting process of abalone is …

The abalone is well known as a non-permanent adhesive organism, and its adhesion
mechanism is beneficial to such areas as underwater robotics, high precision sensors, and …

Urechis unicinctus can utilize the ability of large deformation to advance in sands by radial
expansion, just using a small force. However, the large deformation of U. unicinctus skin and …