The walking droplet system discovered by Yves Couder and Emmanuel Fort presents an
example of a vibrating particle self-propelling through a resonant interaction with its own …

Limbless locomotors, from microscopic worms to macroscopic snakes, traverse complex,
heterogeneous natural environments typically using undulatory body wave propagation …

Our understanding of the neural basis of locomotor behavior can be informed by careful
quantification of animal movement. Classical descriptions of legged locomotion have …

Miniature robots provide unprecedented access to confined environments and show
potential for applications such as search‐and‐rescue and high‐value asset inspection. The …

Although typically possessing four limbs and short bodies, lizards have evolved diverse
morphologies, including elongate trunks with tiny limbs. Such forms are hypothesized to aid …

Locomotion is typically studied either in continuous media where bodies and legs
experience forces generated by the flowing medium or on solid substrates dominated by …

The small structures that decorate biological surfaces can significantly affect behavior, yet
the diversity of animal–environment interactions essential for survival makes ascribing …

Nature has evolved a vast array of strategies for propulsion at the air-fluid interface. Inspired
by a survival mechanism initiated by the honeybee (Apis mellifera) trapped on the surface of …

While terrestrial locomotors often contend with permanently deformable substrates like sand,
soil, and mud, principles of motion on such materials are lacking. We study the desert …

Motivated by a possible convergence of terrestrial limbless locomotion strategies ultimately
determined by interfacial effects, we show how both 3D gait alterations and locomotory …