3 accepted papers
Squirrels exhibit agile leaping between tree branches, often using non-prehensile gripping with compliant and passively adaptive fingers. We aim to test the utility of such gripping in agile robotic maneuvering. In the present study, we first examine the parametric design of a squirrel-inspired unde…
Despite substantial evidence for the crucial role played by an active backbone or spine in animal locomotion, its adoption in legged robots remains limited because the added mechanical complexity and resulting dynamical challenges pose daunting obstacles to characterizing even a partial range of pot…
Animals and robots alike face challenges of flipping-over as they move in complex terrain. Small insects like cockroaches can rapidly right themselves when upside down, yet small fast-running legged robots are much less capable of ground-based self-righting. Inspired by the discoid cockroach that op…