Hard Shell, Soft Core: Binary Actuators for Deep-Sea Applications

Cora Maria Sourkounis,Ditzia Susana Garcia Morales,Tom Kwasnitschka,Annika Raatz,Cora Maria Sourkounis,Ditzia Susana Garcia Morales,Tom Kwasnitschka,Annika Raatz

Deep-sea research represents invaluable opportunities to unravel hidden ecosystems, uncover unknown biodiversity, and provide critical insights into the Earth’s history and the impacts of climate change. Due to the extreme conditions, exploring the deep-sea traditionally requires costly equipment, such as specific diving robots, engineered to withstand the high pressure. Our research aims to reduc...