Snake robots have advantages of terrain adaptability over wheeled mobile robots and
traditional articulated robot arms because of their limbless thin body structure and high …

Undulatory locomotion relies on the propagation of a wave of excitation in the spinal cord
leading to consequential activation of segmental skeletal muscles along the body. Although …

Soft robotics offers the unique promise of creating inherently safe and adaptive systems.
These systems bring man-made machines closer to the natural capabilities of biological …

Soft slender structures are ubiquitous in natural and artificial systems, in active and passive
settings and across scales, from polymers and flagella, to snakes and space tethers. In this …

In this experimental and theoretical study, we investigate the slithering of snakes on flat
surfaces. Previous studies of slithering have rested on the assumption that snakes slither by …

Learning from the locomotion of natural organisms is one of the most effective strategies for
designing microrobots. However, the development of bioinspired microrobots is still …

Falls and subsequent complications are major contributors to morbidity and mortality,
especially in older adults. Here, by taking inspiration from claws and scales found in nature …

To navigate different environments, an animal must be able to adapt its locomotory gait to its
physical surroundings. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, between swimming in water …

We integrate biological experiment, empirical theory, numerical simulation and a physical
model to reveal principles of undulatory locomotion in granular media. High-speed X-ray …

This paper describes a modular approach to creating soft robotic systems. The basis of
these systems is an elastomeric actuation element powered by direct mechanical energy in …