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A Swimming Machine Driven by the Deformation of a Sheet-Like Body Inspired by Polyclad Flatworms

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Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines 2013)

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A swimming robot driven by the deformation of a sheet-like body was developed, inspired by polyclad flatworms. The robot consists of a soft oval rubber sheet and three motors. Two motors operate the lateral flaps, and the third operates the body axis. The robot showed a variety of speeds and swimming patterns depending on parameter values such as the frequency and amplitude of flapping. We found that the robot moved at essentially the same speed with different swimming patterns.

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  1. Hiroshima University, 1-3-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan

    Toshiya Kazama, Koki Kuroiwa, Yuichi Komatsu & Ryo Kobayashi

  2. JST, CREST, 5, Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0075, Japan

    Toshiya Kazama & Ryo Kobayashi

  3. JSPS, Kojimachi Business Center Building, 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0083, Japan

    Takuya Umedachi

  4. Tufts University, 200 Boston Av. Rm 2613, Medford, MA, 02155, USA

    Takuya Umedachi

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  1. University of Sheffield, UK

    Nathan F. Lepora  & Tony J. Prescott  & 

  2. University of Pompeau Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Anna Mura

  3. Imperial College, London, UK

    Holger G. Krapp

  4. Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, University of Pompeau Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Paul F. M. J. Verschure

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Kazama, T., Kuroiwa, K., Umedachi, T., Komatsu, Y., Kobayashi, R. (2013). A Swimming Machine Driven by the Deformation of a Sheet-Like Body Inspired by Polyclad Flatworms. In: Lepora, N.F., Mura, A., Krapp, H.G., Verschure, P.F.M.J., Prescott, T.J. (eds) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8064. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39802-5_44

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