The winner of the inaugural Natural Robotics Contest not only swims through the water like a real fish — it also helps combat pollution in the process. Created by University of Surrey chemistry ...

The robot AgnathaX is modeled on the lamprey, a jawless, blood-sucking fish that's been largely unchanged by evolution for the past several hundred million years. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior ...

Scientists have built a school of robotic fish powered by human heart cells. The fish, which swim on their own, show how lab-grown heart tissue can be designed to maintain a rhythmic beat indefinitely ...

Robots could soon be invading your body for a good cause. What to Read Next New Scientist reports that engineers have created metallic nanofish, inspired by the movements of real fish, which could be ...

In nature, fish are known for their advanced swimming capabilities and have been shown to demonstrate excellent agility, maneuverability, and efficiency. While there are a number of robotic systems ...

Researchers at Michigan State University's Smart Microsystems Lab have been developing robotic fish for several years, and the most recent incarnation can glide long distances, as well as swim by ...

Most muscles in our bodies only act in response to incoming nerve signals, which have to trigger each individual muscle cell to contract or relax. But heart muscle is different. The impulses that ...

The team chose to test its lab-grown heart cells in robotic fish because of the similarities between swimming and the pumping action of a heart, Parker says. In some ways, a fish is a pump, he says.