Wireless underground sensing networks (WUSNs) aim to provide real-time remote sensing of soil properties and monitoring of underground activities. Most subterranean animals have already mastered the use of vibrations for underground communication, localization of prey, and detection of predators. Humans, on the other hand, have yet to develop communication...

Burrowing robots are a class of robot that can move themselves in soil for geotechnical site investigation, search and rescue, sensor deployment, inspection, monitoring, and construction purposes. Moving through soil is a challenging problem due to high drag force and complex underground environments. Many organisms adopt well-evolved strategies and...