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Mantabot Manta Ray RobotThere are few more graceful swimmers in the ocean than the ray - "batiod" rays, such as mantas and stingrays, are quick, agile, and energy-efficient. Engineers are using these fascinating creatures as inspiration for the <strong></strong>, a new <strong></strong>. The Mantabot's plastic body and and silicone fins are modeled from a direct molding of the <strong></strong>, and it glides through the water with the same flapping motions as its living counterparts....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mantabot-university-of-virginia-engineers-build-a-robot-that-looks-and-swims-like-a-ray/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Mantabot protosypeThere are few more graceful swimmers in the ocean than the ray - "batiod" rays, such as mantas and stingrays, are quick, agile, and energy-efficient. Engineers are using these fascinating creatures as inspiration for the <strong></strong>, a new <strong></strong>. The Mantabot's plastic body and and silicone fins are modeled from a direct molding of the <strong></strong>, and it glides through the water with the same flapping motions as its living counterparts....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mantabot-university-of-virginia-engineers-build-a-robot-that-looks-and-swims-like-a-ray/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
Hilary Bart-SmithThere are few more graceful swimmers in the ocean than the ray - "batiod" rays, such as mantas and stingrays, are quick, agile, and energy-efficient. Engineers are using these fascinating creatures as inspiration for the <strong></strong>, a new <strong></strong>. The Mantabot's plastic body and and silicone fins are modeled from a direct molding of the <strong></strong>, and it glides through the water with the same flapping motions as its living counterparts....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mantabot-university-of-virginia-engineers-build-a-robot-that-looks-and-swims-like-a-ray/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Cownose rayThere are few more graceful swimmers in the ocean than the ray - "batiod" rays, such as mantas and stingrays, are quick, agile, and energy-efficient. Engineers are using these fascinating creatures as inspiration for the <strong></strong>, a new <strong></strong>. The Mantabot's plastic body and and silicone fins are modeled from a direct molding of the <strong></strong>, and it glides through the water with the same flapping motions as its living counterparts....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mantabot-university-of-virginia-engineers-build-a-robot-that-looks-and-swims-like-a-ray/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
