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Biomimicry Publications

Bioinspired Robots Foster Nature Conservation

Chellapurath, M., Khandelwal, P., Schulz, A.

Frontiers in Robotics & AI

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A Year at the Forefront of Hydrostat Motion

Schulz, A.*, Zhang, M., Singal, K., Schneider, N.

Biology Open

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Using Second Harmonic Generation to Show Entanglement of Collagen Fibers in the Elephant Trunk Dermis

Schulz, A., Hansen, G., Palakurthy, I., Shriver, C., Marple, D., Paterno, A., Blystone, C., Place, S., Hu, D., Weigel, E.,

bioRXiV

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Elephants develop wrinkles through both form & function

Schulz, A., Hansen, G., Palakurthy, I., Shriver, C., Marple, D., Paterno, A., Blystone, C., Place, S., Hu, D., Weigel, E.,

bioRXiV

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Elephants have an adaptable prehensile grip

Schulz, A., Reidenberg, J.S., Wu, J., Tang, C., Seleb, B., Mancebo, J., Elgart, N., Hu, D.L.

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

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Skin wrinkles and folds enable asymmetric motion in the elephant trunk

Schulz, A., Boyle, M., Boyle, C., Sordilla, S., Rincon, C., Hooper, S., Aubuchon, C., Reidenberg, J.S., Higgins, C., Hu, D.L.*

Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS) 119, 31 (2022).

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Suction Feeding by Elephants

Schulz, A., Wu, J., Ha, S., Kim., G., Slade, S., Rivera, S., Reidenberg, J., Hu, D.L.* 

Journal of The Royal Society Interface

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Elephant Trunk Skin: Nature's Flexible Kevlar

Schulz, A., Fourney, E., Sordilla, S., Hu, D.L. 

Proceedings of the International Society of Robotics (IROS) 

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