A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot
Pleurocystitids arrived in the oceans alongside jellyfish. Although long gone, they may help guide the future of 'paleobionics.'
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Pleurocystitids arrived in the oceans alongside jellyfish. Although long gone, they may help guide the future of 'paleobionics.'
The robot, which mimics the shape and behavior of an extinct ancestor of the modern starfish, was a successful collaboration between paleontology and engineering.
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, along with paleontologists from Spain and Poland, have utilized fossil records to create a soft robotic model of Pleurocystitid. This marine organism, which lived about 450 million years ago, is thought to be among t
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2023 - Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with paleontologists from Spain and Poland, used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic re
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 07, 2023 - Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with paleontologists from Spain and Poland, used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic re