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Robo-fish powered by battery ‘blood’

Fluid gives robots power without adding weight — bringing them closer to autonomy.
  1. Nick Howe
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Soft robotic fish swimming

This soft robot runs on a battery fluid that circulates around its body. Credit: James Pikul

Researchers have created a robotic fish powered by a battery fluid that its developers dub ‘robot blood’.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01951-8

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  1. Aubin, C. A. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1313-1 (2019).

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