Plenty of fish in the sea, but only one multimodal feather star robot

A feather star–inspired soft swimming robot achieves multimodal 3D maneuverability with minimal actuation using a mechanically intelligent body design.

Authors

Parker McDonnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6182-9347)
Nicole W. Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1649-8718)

Institutions

University of Colorado Boulder (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Science Advances
Published: 2026-10-07
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aem0495
Primary Topic: Soft Robotics and Applications
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Plenty of fish in the sea, but only one multimodal feather star robot

Parker McDonnell, Nicole W. Xu

Oct 7, 2026

Science Advances

Soft Robotics and Applications

article

Plenty of fish in the sea, but only one multimodal feather star robot

Parker McDonnell, Nicole W. Xu

October 7, 2026article en

Abstract

A feather star–inspired soft swimming robot achieves multimodal 3D maneuverability with minimal actuation using a mechanically intelligent body design.

Science AdvancesVol. 12(41)

University of Colorado Boulder (US)

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Soft Robotics and Applications

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