https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918161637.htm

Their peer-reviewed paper, "Tuna robotics: a high-frequency experimental platform exploring the performance space of swimming fishes," was published Sept. 18, 2019, in Science Robotics, an offshoot of Science magazine devoted to technological advancements in robotic science and engineering.

Led by Hilary Bart-Smith, professor in UVA Engineering's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the robotic tuna project was born out of a five-year, $7.2 million Multi-disciplinary University Research Initiative the U.S. Office of Naval Research awarded Bart-Smith to study fast, efficient swimming of different fishes. The aim of Bart-Smith's project is to better understand the physics of fish propulsion, research that could eventually inform development of the next generation of underwater vehicles, driven by fish-like systems better than propellers.