Navy to Prototype Fish-Inspired, Autonomous Robots with ‘Self-Healing’ Parts
October 15, 2021 02:51 PM ET
Officials identified the vendor they’re eyeing to prototype the futuristic vehicle component.
U.S. Navy officials are developing next-generation autonomous underwater robots that generate virtually no radiated noise while navigating the ocean.
To make the actuators—or components that move and help control the overall systems—they are drawing inspiration from the biology of creatures that inhabit waters where those futuristic vehicles will operate.
According to the statement of work for a combined synopsis and solicitation released Friday, members of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division in Newport, Rhode Island, intend to use “Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) solid-state, soft actuators that mimic the form and function of biomechanical structures in large, high-performance pelagic fishes.”
https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/10/navy-prototype-fish-inspired-autonomous-robots-self-healing-parts/186145/
