Running birds reveal secrets for legged robot design.

Journal: Science robotics
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Abstract

Recapitulating avian locomotion opens the door for simple and economical control of legged robots without sensory feedback systems.

Authors

  • Jonas Rubenson
    Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
  • Gregory S Sawicki
    Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.