Tethered undulatory robots match free-swimming speeds at the surface but use less energy, and performance improves with submergence depth due to reduced wave drag.
Eel-like robot swims more efficiently with increasing joint am- plitudes compared to constant joint amplitudes.Physical Review Fluids, 110509:3–6, 2024
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Tethering and depth of submergence affect the swimming performance of undulatory robots
Tethered undulatory robots match free-swimming speeds at the surface but use less energy, and performance improves with submergence depth due to reduced wave drag.