The endoskeleton of echinoderms (Deuterostomia: Echinodermata) is of mesodermal origin
and consists of cells, organic components, as well as an inorganic mineral matrix. The …

Sea urchins can easily navigate a wide range of challenging environments through the
coordinated action of thousands of individually addressable rigid protective spines and …

This article discusses the design, development, and energy consumption of a power-efficient
spherical robot. The boosted performance of the robot is due to the separation between the …

Neuromorphic engineering is the approach to intelligent machine design inspired by nature.
Here, we outline possible robotic design principles derived from the neural and motor …

Spherical rolling robots (SRR) have been a promising avenue for the exploration of
unstructured environments with variable topologies. The advantages include the ability to …

Abstract Pendulum-Driven Spherical Robots are a type of spherical robot whose motion is
achieved by controlling two motors for longitudinal and lateral motion. This configuration …

Background: The present research is relevant due to gathering the experience associated
with a practical use of a spherical robot as a chassis for placing the local environmental …

Mobile robots have been deployed in civilian applications. From this family of robots, there is
one with interesting properties: the spherical robot. Controlling this type of robot is …

During the last two decades, mobile ball-shaped robots have gained an increasing interest
among researchers, mathematicians, robot engineers, and public. Ball-robot provides an …

The phylum Echinodermata is remarkable in the sense that most of its species use
temporary adhesion extensively for attachment to the substratum or food capture. Their …