Fossils of a marine animal that lived 500 million years ago, combined with computer simulations, informed the design of a new soft robot.

Fossils of a marine animal that lived 500 million years ago, combined with computer simulations, informed the design of a new soft robot.

Fossils of a marine animal that lived 500 million years ago, combined with computer simulations, informed the design of a new soft robot.

Fossils of a marine animal that lived 500 million years ago, combined with computer simulations, informed the design of a new soft robot.

Fossils of a marine animal that lived 500 million years ago, combined with computer simulations, informed the design of a new soft robot.

Engineers have studied how insects navigate, for the purpose of developing energy-efficient robots.