Discovery of fundamental principles which govern and limit effective locomotion (self-
propulsion) is of intellectual interest and practical importance. Human technology has …

Rapid biological movements, such as the extraordinary strikes of mantis shrimp and
accelerations of jum** insects, have captivated generations of scientists and engineers …

INTRODUCTION Mechanical power, whether for launched missiles or running humans, is
limited by the universal, physical trade-off between force and velocity. However, many …

Applying concepts and methods of bionics to endow autonomous robots with elegant and
agile mobility just like natural living beings is gradually becoming a hot research topic in …

Hybrid systems are traditionally difficult to identify and analyse using classical dynamical
systems theory. Moreover, recently developed model identification methodologies largely …

Characterizing forces on deformable objects intruding into sand and soil requires
understanding the solid-and fluid-like responses of such substrates and their effect on the …

Origami robots (Robogamis) use architecture to strategically activate different sets and
sequence of actuators to achieve large variety of reconfigurable forms. Tribot is a unique …

The smallest, fastest, repeated-use movements are propelled by power-dense elastic
mechanisms, yet the key to their energetic control may be found in the latch-like …

This work demonstrates fast motion planning for robot locomotion that is optimized for terrain
with complex dynamics, specifically, rapid penetration of granular media. Gait planning is …

The spring loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP) model is commonly used to describe the
dynamics of hop** robots. A fundamental limitation of the SLIP model is that it fails to …