@inbook{b16fad87313c458d832f6da8bb231e5f,
title = "A biomimetic, swimming soft robot inspired by the Octopus vulgaris",
abstract = "This paper describes a first prototype of a cephalopod-like biomimetic aquatic robot. The robot replicates the ability of cephalopods to travel in the aquatic environment by means of pulsed jet propulsion. A number of authors have already experimented with pulsed jet thrusting devices in the form of traditional piston-cylinder chambers and oscillating diaphragms. However, in this work the focus is placed in designing a faithful biomimesis of the structural and functional components of the Octopus vulgaris, hence the robot is shaped as an exact copy of an octopus and is composed, to a major extent, of soft materials. In addition, the propelling mechanism is driven by a compression/expansion cycle analogous to that found in cephalopods. This work offers a hands-on experience of the swimming biomechanics of chephalopods and an insight into a yet unexplored new mode of aquatic propulsion.",
author = "Francesco Giorgio-Serchi and Andrea Arienti and Cecilia Laschi",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-31525-1_37",
language = "Undefined/Unknown",
isbn = "978-3-642-31524-4",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "349--351",
editor = "Prescott, {Tony J.} and Lepora, {Nathan F.} and Anna Mura and Verschure, {Paul F.M.J.}",
booktitle = "Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems",
address = "United Kingdom",
}