"Robotic Resurrection: Prehistoric Creature Brought Back to Life"

Scientists have created a soft robot replica of the ancient echinoderm pleurocystitid to study its efficient movement across the ocean floor over 450 million years ago. By analyzing the creature's fossils, researchers discovered that its sweeping tail motion allowed it to move with power and efficiency. This development in paleobionics, the field of robotics inspired by extinct species, could lead to practical applications in modern robotics and exploration of hard-to-navigate environments like the deep-sea floor. The pleurocystitid robot could push the fields of soft robotics, biology, and paleontology to the next level with its research.