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Robot fish could unravel how our ancient ancestors first learned to walk

Robot fish could unravel how our ancient ancestors first learned to walk Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Researchers have developed a fish-like robot that shows how some species of modern fish are able to walk on land, and could help unravel how early vertebrates evolved similar abilities hundreds of millions of years ago. Revealing a shared walking pattern Using a combination of their "walking fish" robot and computer models based on observations of real fish,...