Research toward small, autonomous, and mobile robots is inspired by both the insects we
see around us and numerous applications, from inspection of jet engines and civil …

Recent observations of wingless animals, including jumping nematodes, springtails, insects,
and wingless vertebrates like geckos, snakes, and salamanders, have shown that their …

The ability to climb greatly increases the reachable workspace of terrestrial robots,
improving their utility for inspection and exploration tasks. This is particularly desirable for …

Animals use diverse solutions to land on vertical surfaces. Here we show the unique landing
of the gliding gecko, Hemidactylus platyurus. Our high-speed video footage in the Southeast …

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

While animals swim, crawl, walk, and fly with apparent ease, building robots capable of
robust locomotion remains a significant challenge. In this review, we draw attention to …

Limbless animals like snakes inhabit most terrestrial environments, generating thrust to
overcome drag on the elongate body via contacts with heterogeneities. The complex body …

Flies and other insects routinely land upside down on a ceiling. These inverted landing
maneuvers are among the most remarkable aerobatic feats, yet the full range of these …

During behavior, the work done by actuators on the body can be resisted by the body's
inertia, elastic forces, gravity, or viscosity. The dominant forces that resist actuation have …

This manuscript describes neuromechanical modeling of the fruit fly Drosophila
melanogaster in the form of a hexapod robot, Drosophibot, and an accompanying dynamic …