One of the key differentiators between biological and artificial systems is the dynamic
plasticity of living tissues, enabling adaptation to different environmental conditions, tasks, or …

Studies of quadruped animal motion help us to identify diseases, understand behavior and
unravel the mechanics behind gaits in animals. The horse is likely the best-studied animal in …

The transition from one equilibrium state to another via rapid snap-through can store elastic
energy and release it as kinetic energy for rapid motion as seen in Venus flytrap and …

This paper presents a biomimetic turtle flipper actuator consisting of a shape memory alloy
composite structure for implementation in a turtle-inspired autonomous underwater vehicle …

We discovered a specific rule for generating typical quadrupedal gaits (the order of the
movement of four legs) through a simulated quadrupedal locomotion, in which …

This paper presents a demonstration of the trot-to-gallop transition and subsequent stable
gallop in a robotic quadruped. The MIT Cheetah I, a planar quadruped platform for high …

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate, based on robot results, the effectiveness and
practicability of vestibular feedback to central pattern generators (CPG) employed for the …

Theo Jansen mechanism is gaining wide spread popularity among legged robotics
researchers due to its scalable design, energy efficiency, low payload to machine load ratio …

This paper describes the development of a dynamic, quadrupedal robot designed for rapid
traversal and interaction in human environments. We explore improvements to both physical …

This paper presents a trajectory generator and an active compliance control scheme, unified
in a framework to synthesize dynamic, feasible and compliant trot-walking locomotion cycles …