One of the ambitions of Science Robotics is to deeply root robotics research in science while
developing novel robotic platforms that will enable new scientific discoveries. Of our 10 …

Calculations of the impact of friction and wear on energy consumption, economic
expenditure, and CO 2 emissions are presented on a global scale. This impact study covers …

Reinforcement learning is typically concerned with learning control policies tailored to a
particular agent. We investigate whether there exists a single global policy that can …

Recent advances in technology are delivering robots of reduced size and cost. A natural
outgrowth of these advances are systems comprised of large numbers of robots that …

The graceful and agile movements of animals are difficult to analyze and emulate because
locomotion is the result of a complex interplay of many components: the central and …

A frequent assumption in behavioural science is that most of an animal's activities can be
described in terms of a small set of stereotyped motifs. Here, we introduce a method for …

The theories of aero-and hydrodynamics predict animal movement and device design in air
and water through the computation of lift, drag, and thrust forces. Although models of …

This book presents a coherent framework for understanding the dynamics of piecewise-
smooth and hybrid systems. An informal introduction expounds the ubiquity of such models …

The problem of controlling locomotion is an area in which neuroscience and robotics can
fruitfully interact. In this article, I will review research carried out on locomotor central pattern …

The fields of control and robotics are working toward the development of bipedal robots that
can realize walking motions with the stability and agility of a human being. Dynamic models …