A squid-like underwater robot has been developed by Osaka University in Japan. It was demonstrated in a Kobe swimming pool as part of a recent underwater robot festival. As this robot swims, it resembles a squid. The new robot squid has head fins like a real squid. It has a long, flat body to easily enter narrow spaces. This kind of robot is called "bio-mimetic" because it imitates characteristics of living things. (more…)