Alex Covert
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The University of West Florida’s Institute of Human and Machine Cognition produced an underwater exoskeleton to help soldiers ‘fly’ through the water. The suit is designed to mimic the swimming styles of penguins, dolphins, and turtles—all experts at underwater maneuverability. The main objective here is speed, and this suit is said to be able to bring swimmers up to a top speed of over 1.5 m/s.  The team's concept is known as Performance Improving Self Contained Exoskeleton for Swimming ("PISCES"). They have looked at various bio-inspired systems that are based on animal propulsion, and borrowed design features from dolphins, sea turtles and, yes, penguins. They can't turn you into Michael Phelps, but they can certainly make a big difference improve speed and endurance.
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