Researchers Test Fin Power with a Robotic Sea Turtle

Mashable 2014-07-29

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Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have built a robot that mimics the natural fin motions of a sea turtle, to explore the mechanics of fin propulsion.
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