Velox: Pliant Energy Systems swimming robot

Pliant Energy's agile swimming amphibious robot demonstrated at the 2017 Naval Future Force Science and Technolgy Expo in Washington D.C.
Benjamin Pietro Filardo, Dan Zimmerman, Michael Weaker
www.pliantenergy.com

[@d-rbrtsn9989]

I so very much want one!

[@cavewallmedia]

love the style. nice work. cost please? where to buy/hire?
thanks

[@rafjanssens2041]

interesting techniek .two engines and independently operating crankshafts keeps the fact tht it kan change the position off the fins for land movement .would like to find out more

[@dave-d]

Cool Goofyfish. Between these guys and Festo robotics is looking so cool right now! Do you sell them as pets? I'll dig it a pond.

[@orobinczaia5527]

Strandbeest.

[@CommanderTornado]

mecha gondal

[@aimeryreinbold7975]

anyone know what fish this robot is inspired from?

[@antonioneto4493]

Not really a fich XD
Try to research Anomalocaris on google

[@michaelstevenson2517]

Cuttlefish

[@bruderspatzlemitso930]

It reminds me of the swimming behaviour of flatworms and stingrays

[@inliothixie]

This is how eels swim