Miscellaneous

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"Silent Invaders" Sea Lamprey 2013

Published on Apr 16, 2013


In this installment of Silent Invaders we investigate the history of the sea lamprey. This may be the most notorious of all invasive species for the sheer fact that they have almost wiped out an entire population of game fish in the Great Lakes.

Article "Lampreys Could Hold the Key to Better Underwater Robots (https://gizmodo.com/lampreys-could-hold-the-key-to-better-underwater-robots-1740293121)"

by Maddie Stone
March 11, 2015

"Suction-based propulsion as a basis for efficient animal swimming (https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms9790)"

by Brad J. Gemmell, Sean P. Colin, John H. Costello, John O. Dabiri

November 3, 2015

Lamprey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprey) on Wikipedia

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/MmqfrJgakH4

The Jellyfish’s Swimming Secret? It’s a Master of Suction

Published on Nov 5, 2015


New fluid dynamics research shows that jellyfish and lampreys essentially suction their way through Earth’s oceans. Understanding the creatures' movements could someday lead to more efficient boat designs.

[Airicist]

Article "Robotic Sea Lion flipper printed to uncover the mystery behind a very peculiar swimming style (https://www.3ders.org/articles/20151206-robotic-sea-lion-flipper-printed-to-uncover-the-mystery-behind-a-very-peculiar-swimming-style.html)"

by Andre
December 6, 2015

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/SckBGmJmIQk

Highly maneuverable swimming robot

Published on Oct 20, 2017


A robot designed for fast turns and maneuvers inside confined environments such as pipe networks