Soft robot free swimming in deep lake

This video shows field exploration of the robot in a deep lake (depth ~70 m). The soft robot was carried by a gripper on ‘Blue ROV’ and released at depth of 8 m and 70 m. After the releasing, the soft robot was actuated with an on-board AC voltage of 8 kV at 1Hz. The free swimming of soft robot was recorded by the internal camera and lights on the ROV, which further confirms the robustness of the robot in field exploration.