# Velox: robot model

Canonical ID: `a9476e39-2afa-4019-8fcb-b6ca1bab478c`

- **Slug:** pliant-energy-systems-velox
- **Form factor:** other
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **propulsion:** undulating fins
- **terrain_types:** 5

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Velox?

Pliant Energy Systems developed the Velox, an amphibious soft-robotic platform that uses undulating elongated fins driven by hyperbolic wave patterns to propel across water, sand, ice, snow, and mixed terrain without propellers. The design draws on the fin-ray undulation of stingrays and enables operation in shallow coastal and polar environments where conventional propeller-based systems cannot operate. The Velox has been demonstrated in US Marine Corps amphibious logistics evaluations for ship-to-shore supply delivery.

### Who makes Velox?

Velox is made by Pliant Energy Systems, based in Brooklyn, NY, USA, founded in 2011.

### Where is Velox deployed?

No verified deployments of Velox are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.


## Sources (3)

1. **Robotics | Pliant Energy Systems** · https://www.pliantenergy.com/robotics
2. **Amphibious Velox robot uses undulating fins to swim and crawl | Dezeen** · https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/07/amphibious-velox-robot-technology/
3. https://www.pliantenergy.com/velox

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