{"id":9138,"date":"2018-09-12T09:38:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T08:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=9138"},"modified":"2018-09-12T09:38:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T08:38:27","slug":"swimming-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/swimming-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming robot inspired by nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The undulating fin movements of marine animals such as the cuttlefish have provided the inspiration for a new bionic concept swimming robot from industrial automation specialists <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festo.com\/bionics\">Festo<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Called the Bionic FinWave, its ability to negotiate pipework while transmitting valuable data about parameters such as temperature and pressure was identified during research within the Bionic Learning Network \u2013 demonstrating that the technology has further development potential in process industry applications.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nFesto Bionic projects like FinWave are proof-of-technology demonstrators.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9140\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9140\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_1-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;script async src=&quot;\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js&quot;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt; &lt;ins class=&quot;adsbygoogle&quot; style=&quot;display:block; text-align:center;&quot; data-ad-layout=&quot;in-article&quot; data-ad-format=&quot;fluid&quot; data-ad-client=&quot;ca-pub-7565662001938327&quot; data-ad-slot=&quot;7585079586&quot;&gt;&lt;\/ins&gt; &lt;script&gt; (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); &lt;\/script&gt;\" width=\"618\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_1-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_1-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_1-800x578.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The undulating fin movements of marine animals like cuttlefish have provided the inspiration for a new swimming robot from industrial automation specialists Festo<\/figcaption><\/figure>Using lessons from nature combined with the latest ideas from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/monitoring-of-compressed-air\/\">Festo<\/a><\/span>\u2019s research departments, they present complex technology in a graphic and interesting way, generating discussion and engagement with customers and future partners.<\/p>\n<p>The Bionic FinWave features a fin drive unit that is particularly suitable for slow, precise motion and causes less turbulence in the water than, say, a conventional screw propulsion drive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9139\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9139\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_3-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"Swimming robot inspired by nature\" width=\"618\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_3-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_3-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_3-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BionicFinWave_3-800x578.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Festo\u2019s Bionic FinWave can manoeuvre itself autonomously through a system of acrylic glass tubing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With this form of propulsion, the underwater robot can manoeuvre itself autonomously while communicating wirelessly with the outside world and transmitting data to the cloud or a local tablet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The undulating fin movements of marine animals such as the cuttlefish have provided the inspiration for a new bionic concept swimming robot from industrial automation specialists Festo. 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