Other Information and Links


Robotic and other interesting links

INTERNET FAIR 2001 JAPAN - Okinawa Pavilion
With the theme "The Sea and People", this web site is aiming to be an ambitious site that contains various information about the ocean!


Draper Laboratory Home Page, USA
This site shows the VCUUV (the Vorticity Control Unmaned Undersea Vehicle).

RoboTuna's Home Page, USA
Here is RoboTuna in MIT.

The MIT Robot Pike Project, USA
Here is Robot Pike in MIT.

IS Robotics, USA
Many type of robots are developed here, though they are not fish.

KDD Laboratory, Japan
Several underwater robot is developed here, though they are not fish features (in Japanese).

A Lamprey-Based Undulatory Robot, USA
A lamprey-based robot is studied here.

Neurotechnology for Lobster Based Underwater Robots, USA
A lobster based robot is studied here.

ROBO-LOBSTER, USA
A lobster based robot is studied in MIT.

Kato Laboratory in Tokai University, Japan
There is many information about the underwater robots.

Aqua-biomechanism Forum, Japan
The forum has good activity in Japan.

Mecahnical Aquarium, Japan
Mechanical animals are shown here (in Japanese).

Brian Cross's Artificial Fish, Canada
Thare is a plan of a simulation of the fish locomotion.

Biology/Zoology Abstracts Updates, USA
This site shows references.

Odyssey Expeditions, USA
Thare is a detail information about fish, including how to swim.

Biomechanics World Wide, Canada
Links of the biomechanics.

Prof. Yamazaki Laboratory in Keio University, Japan
They study on the biomechanics and biorobotics.

The Journal of Experimental Biology, USA
There are many references. For a example, KINEMATICS OF PECTORAL FIN LOCOMOTION IN THE BLUEGILL SUNFISH LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS.

Mechanics and Physiology of Animal Swimming, USA
A book is introduced here.

Nakajima's page in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
A study on the aquq-biomechanism is shown here.

Prof. Robert W. Blake, Canada
He works in University of British Columbia, is studying about the biomechanics.

THE FISH OUT OF TIME, USA
This site shows fish information.

Xiaoyuan's Homepage, USA
You can download his papers here.

Masubuchi Laboratory in Oyama National College of Technology, Japan
They are studying about the biomechanics and biorobotics.

Kawachi Millibioflight Project Symposium, Japan
Proceedings of the Kawachi Millibioflight Project Symposium (in Japanese).

Nakamura Laboratory in Nihon University, Japan
They study about fish propulsion.


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