# Exploratory Swimming Robots Pliant Energy System's Velox Robot is Highly Versatile and Useful By Kalin Ned | Published 2019-02-07 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swimming-robot1 References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/07/amphibious-velox-robot-technology/) & [pliantenergy](https://www.pliantenergy.com/) Swimming robots can be incredibly beneficial to "studying and mapping the surf-zone, where waves meet the shore." To move innovation forward, US company Pliant Energy Systems creates a highly versatile robot that is quite agile and can quickly change locations. For this project, the firm taps its green energy technology which was originally developed for generating electricity from rivers. Pliant Energy Systems' swimming robot has soft fins that make it quite agile and its "amphibious abilities" definitely carry some value for sea exploration. The Velox robot is a great example of how innovation-focused companies are expanding their horizons as they are developing technologies that can be useful in a number of ways and in a number of industries. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/robots) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Swimming Robots:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop swimming robots for various applications in sea exploration and mapping. - **Versatile Robotics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create highly agile and adaptable robots that can quickly change locations for different purposes. - **Green Energy Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize renewable energy sources, such as generating electricity from rivers, to power innovative robotic systems. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Underwater Exploration:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of studying and mapping the surf-zone through the use of swimming robots. - **Robotics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expand the capabilities of robotics by developing versatile robots with amphibious abilities for various industries and applications. - **Renewable Energy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply green energy technology, originally developed for electricity generation, to power innovative robotic solutions in different sectors. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Autonomous Underwater Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-underwater-robot.md) - [Powerfully Versatile Underwater Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/powerfully-versatile-underwater-drone.md) - [Algae-Powered Rover Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robotic-rover.md) - [Danger-Embracing Underwater Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dangerembracing-underwater-drones.md) - [Automated Ocean-Cleaning Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jellyfishbot.md) - [Agile Underwater Exploration Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youcan-robotics-oceaneye.md) - [Water-Mapping Autonomous Boats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/watermapping-autonomous-boats.md) - [Autonomous Hovering Pool Cleaners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rover-x10.md) - [Microscale Swimming Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swimming-robots-1.md)