Squirrel-inspired robot sticks a landing (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Squirrel-inspired robot sticks a landing

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Top photo: A free-ranging squirrel leaps from one branch to a branch instrumented to measure force. (Image credit: Sebastian Lee). Bottom photo: A one-legged robot, called Salto, was modified to jump from one branch-like perch to another using principles derived from studies of leaping squirrels. (Image credit: Justin Yim).

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Sebastian Lee and Justin Yim

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