The marine creature was recognized as a new species in 2020 by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...

The researchers note their worm robots are slow – covering just 344.5 ft (105 m) in 35 hours on a full charge – but they're actually quicker than other hydraulically powered ones.

Earthworms often form a cluster, from which they can barely free themselves. A similarly active, writhing structure forms ...

The worm and jellyfish are direct descendants of an aqueous soft robot, inspired by a lionfish and unveiled in 2019, that could store energy and power its applications via a circulating hydraulic ...

Now to the winner… the NZ velvet worm is better known by scientists as Peripatoides novaezealandiae, a kind of peripatus, or soft-bodied invertebrate, which has been around for millions of years.

The worm and jellyfish are direct descendants of an aqueous soft robot, inspired by a lionfish and unveiled in 2019, that could store energy and power its applications via a circulating hydraulic ...

In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent Cornell research in battery development and design. The worm and ...