knifefish

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To allow more room for cameras and other electronics, Megill's team took cues from the knifefish, which keeps its body rigid to sense electric currents in the water.

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  • To allow more room for cameras and other electronics, Megill's team took cues from the knifefish, which keeps its body rigid to sense electric currents in the water. —  National Geographic News
  • Dr William Megill, Lecturer in Biomimetics at the University of Bath, said: "Gymnobot mimics this [knifefish] fin and creates a wave in the water that drives it forwards. —  scenta RSS Feed - Nature
  • (pictured), inspired by an Amazonian knifefish. —  National Geographic News
 

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