Brittle Stars Inspire New Generation Robots Able to Adapt to Physical Damage (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Brittle Stars Inspire New Generation Robots Able to Adapt to Physical Damage (2 of 2)

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Schematic of the proposed control scheme. First, each arm moves randomly to obtain a response from the environment. If the reaction force assists propulsion, the arm pushes itself against the ground, after which the arm lifts off from the ground and moves forward. When the reaction force impedes propulsion, no further action is generated.

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Ishiguro-Kano Laboratory

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