3 accepted papers
Movement in bio-inspired robots typically relies on the use of a series of actuators and transmissions with one or more degrees of freedom (DOF), allowing asymmetrical ellipsoidal gaits for use in walking, running, swimming, and crawling. In an effort to simplify these multi-component systems, we pr…
Sea urchins can easily navigate a wide range of challenging environments through the coordinated action of thousands of individually addressable rigid protective spines and flexible, reversibly adhesive tube feet. To investigate the potential implementation of these unusual locomotory appendages in
Movement in echinoderms is facilitated by the coordinated activity of thousands of individually addressable and reversibly adhesive tube feet. To investigate the potential applicability of these unique biological actuators as a locomotory structure for robotics applications, we describe here the des