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Re:BlueRobotics – T100 Underwater Thruster by njharman on Tuesday August 12, 2014 @02:20PM (#8169267)
> where to even start with robotics

With an EE, CS, or ME degree? Minor in biology. Nature has made by far the best robots. Definitely useful to learn from it.

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Re:BlueRobotics – T100 Underwater Thruster by Zikes on Tuesday August 12, 2014 @02:22PM (#8169284)
I once read a fascinating article about a grasshopper(?) that uses such a fast and sudden movement to jump that the only way it could keep its two legs in sync was with a biological "gear", with teeth and everything.

Edit: Found it: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-insect-has...

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Re:BlueRobotics – T100 Underwater Thruster by MichaelAO on Tuesday August 12, 2014 @02:24PM (#8169291)
100% agree with the nature comment. You'd enjoy this ted talk by Robert Full (if you haven't already seen it) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ascql_RoeBU
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