Tubular legs on the underside of a chocolate chip starfish
Matthew McHenry and Eva Canso
Starfish can fly hundreds of feet in a coordinated manner, but they do it without using their brains. A new understanding of how to manage this could provide inspiration for underwater exploration robots that operate on the same principles.
Marine invertebrates, also known as starfish, use small, tubular feet to lift their bodies off the ground and move across underwater surfaces such as rocks and sand. “[The feet are] Almost like a mini-creature, with all kinds of things attached to the same body – and you…
Source: www.newscientist.com
