New Clam-Like Robotic Anchor for Ships

"Experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been able to use biomimetics (the science that adapts natural features for human use) in order to come out with a small item that would hold ships steady. The device, called RoboClam, is very light and no larger than a cigarette, and imitates the foot of a razor clam, Ensis directus, by rapidly digging itself in the seafloor or anchoring itself to almost anything."