They found that the clam first contracts its shell.

他发现蛏子首先会收缩自己外壳。

Fried razor clams with black beans, pork knuckle, typhoon shelter crab.

豉椒炒蛏子、猪手、避风塘炒蟹。

These talents intrigued MIT researchers, who thought that a robotic version of the clam would have practical uses.

这一出众才能引发了麻省研，他认为如果研制出机器版本蛏子，可以实际大作为。

The drag on the burrowing clam is dramatically reduced and it starts to really move.

这样就明显减少挖掘中蛏子所受到阻力并且可以真正实现向前移动。

They believe that an energy-efficient Roboclam could anchor an autonomous underwater vehicle, search for mines or lay underwater cables.

他认为这样一种有效利用能量机器蛏子可以用于固定寻找矿藏或安放于海底电缆之类自动设备。

But the razor clam could burrow a centimeter per second and go half a kilometer using only about a AA battery's worth of energy.

但是这种蛏子能够以每秒1厘米速度并且只消耗相当于一节AA号电池能量就可以挖掘半公里深度。