Inspired by how brainless lifeforms such as starfish and slime moulds move around, physicists at the University of Amsterdam have constructed ‘odd’ objects that autonomously roll, crawl and wiggle ...

Inspired by how brainless lifeforms such as starfish and slime moulds move around, physicists have constructed 'odd' objects ...

Separately, the researchers also developed a soft gripper, which can be attached to a rigid robot. It was tested in the South ...

Chinese researchers develop a shape-shifting robot that swims, crawls, and glides at 10,600m depths, aiding deep-sea research ...

Starfish have specialized structures called tube feet. These feet extend from their undersides and are a key component in locomotion. Each tube foot has a suction cup-like structure called a podium.

Starfish, commonly referred to as sea stars ... One of their defining features is a wheel-like ring of cilia at their anterior end, which they use for locomotion and feeding. This characteristic ...

"As the only living macropodoid that doesn't hop, the musky rat-kangaroo provides a crucial insight into how and when the iconic hopping form of locomotion evolved in Australia." This study ...