Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft,
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …

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

Millions of years of evolution have allowed animals to develop unusual locomotion
capabilities. A striking example is the legless-jumping of click beetles and trap-jaw ants …

Jump is an important form of motion that enables animals to escape from predators, increase
their range of activities, and better adapt to the environment. Inspired by springtails, we …

Robotic tasks that require robust propulsion abilities such as jumping, ejecting or catapulting
require power-amplification strategies where kinetic energy is generated from pre-stored …

Momentum transfer from the water surface is strongly related to the dynamical scale and
morphology of jumping animals. Here, we investigate the scale-dependent momentum …

From microscopic fungi to colossal whales, fluid ejections are universal and intricate
phenomena in biology, serving vital functions such as animal excretion, venom spraying …

Background Springtails have the ability to jump using morphological structures consisting of
a catapult, the furca, and a latching system constructed with interaction of the retinaculum …

Covering up to September 2024 Collembola, commonly known as springtails, are abundant
and important members of soil ecosystems. Due to their small size and hidden life, not much …

How animals jump and land on diverse surfaces is ecologically important and relevant to
bioinspired robotics. Here, we describe the jumping biomechanics of the planthopper …