#  Discovering what makes fish fast 

 





January 23, 2024

 

 

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Sharks and tuna are among the fastest and most efficient swimmers in the animal kingdom. MCZ Curator of Ichthyology [George Lauder](https://sites.harvard.edu/glauder/george-v-lauder/) is developing robot replicas to discover the secrets of their speed and usher in a new era of aquatic automatons. Read more about this research in the [Harvard Magazine feature "What Makes Fish Fast?"](https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2024/01/right-now-robotic-fish?fbclid=IwAR0bWImevBaviv5y_DksMez2-GuSyrd2SAy-L3F1fJvZGabHTMaxY2Z7aJQ)