Sea Slug

These sea slugs are known for their bright colours and unusual shapes and are usually found in warm sea waters off the west coast of Spain, Portugal and France.

A new discovery in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) takes inspiration from one of the simplest marine creatures in the world — the sea slug. AI is in a constant state of growth, trying to improve and be more efficient. A simple sea slug has helped researchers break new grounds.

Scientists have built "biohybrid" robots by combining tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3D printed components, an advance that could lead to swarms of cyborgs that can detect toxic leaks in a pond or search the ocean floor for a black box flight data recorder.

These sea slugs are known for their bright colours and unusual shapes and are usually found in warm sea waters off the west coast of Spain, Portugal and France.

A new discovery in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) takes inspiration from one of the simplest marine creatures in the world — the sea slug. AI is in a constant state of growth, trying to improve and be more efficient. A simple sea slug has helped researchers break new grounds.

Scientists have built "biohybrid" robots by combining tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3D printed components, an advance that could lead to swarms of cyborgs that can detect toxic leaks in a pond or search the ocean floor for a black box flight data recorder.