An Aerial–Aquatic Hitchhiking Robot with Remora‐Inspired Tactile Sensors and Thrust Vectoring Units
Lei Li,
Wenbo Liu,
Bocheng Tian
et al.
Abstract:Hybrid aerial–aquatic robots can operate in both air and water and cross between these two. They can be applied to amphibious observation, maritime search and rescue, and cross‐domain environmental monitoring. Herein, an aerial–aquatic hitchhiking robot is proposed that can fly, swim, and rapidly cross the air–water boundaries (0.16 s) and autonomously attach to surfaces in both air and water. Inspired by the mechanoreceptors of the remora (Echeneis naucrates) disc, the robot's hitchhiking device is equipped w… Show more
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