In this session, Nicole Xu, Ph.D., National Research Council Postdoctoral Scholar at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory will present projects from her previous and current work on bioinspired robots for ocean exploration. Bioinspired designs take ideas from nature and apply them to engineered systems. Examples she will discuss include bionic jellyfish (made from a robotic backpack and live jellyfish) and 3D-printed shark skin surfaces. The goal is to use these new robots to learn more about our oceans and how to protect them.