The new monostable manta ray robot, pictured here in its default ... Additionally, the new design allows the bot to move vertically within the water column simply by varying its swimming speed.

The robot’s Manta ray-like design will automatically snap back its fins to conserve energy. Credit: Jie Yin and Haitao Qing, North Carolina State University “Manta rays became a natural source ...

Manta rays are filter feeders ... The researchers questioned if the ray’s efficient design could inspire improvements in industrial filters. They fabricated a simple filter and referred to ...

There is a particular speed-boosting aspect of manta ray swimming that the NC State and ... vortex action will “expand the traditional design of [industrial] filters,” as they said in a ...

Imagery released today by Northrop Grumman provides a close up view of one of the two rear propellers of the Manta Ray UUV (uncrewed underwater vehicle). Just a few hours after a new 360° video ...

Explore the world’s oceans like never before with the Manta Ray, DARPA's cutting-edge underwater drone. Discover its innovative design, development, and potential to revolutionize naval warfare.

"We want to expand the design space of traditional cross-flow filtration with new knowledge from the manta ray," says lead author and MIT postdoc Xinyu Mao PhD '24. "People can choose a parameter ...

Based on photographs of real manta ray configurations, the researchers studied different formations of three manta rays: in tandem, in a triangular setup with one manta ray in front leading two ...

“Our successful, full-scale Manta Ray testing validates the vehicle ... The drone’s modular design enables it to be disassembled and transported in ordinary shipping containers, eliminating ...