Video of Lizard and Tailbot (VIDEO)

University of California - Berkeley

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This is a normal and slow-motion video of an Agama lizard after a leap from a surface with good traction versus a slippery surface, showing how the lizard uses its tail to prevent forward pitch. Tailbot, a wheeled robot with a tail, takes a nose-dive off a cliff with a passive tail, but is able to maintain its orientation with an actively controlled tail.

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Robert Full lab/UC Berkeley, courtesy of Nature

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