Shell Games

See how scallop locomotion informed the design of a microscopic robot that could one day navigate our circulatory systems.

Molly Sharlach

Jan 31, 2015

A Swimming Micro-Scallop from MNM Intelligent Systems Lab on Vimeo.

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