Discovery of fundamental principles which govern and limit effective locomotion (self-
propulsion) is of intellectual interest and practical importance. Human technology has …

Amphibious ground-aerial vehicles fuse flying and driving modes to enable more flexible air-
land mobility and have received growing attention recently. By analyzing the existing …

Several arboreal mammals have the ability to rapidly and repeatedly jump vertical distances
of 2 m, starting from rest. We characterize this performance by a metric we call vertical …

Jumping is an important locomotion function to extend navigation range, overcome
obstacles, and adapt to unstructured environments. In that sense, continuous jumping and …

INTRODUCTION Mechanical power, whether for launched missiles or running humans, is
limited by the universal, physical trade-off between force and velocity. However, many …

Locomoting soft robots typically walk or crawl slowly relative to their rigid counterparts. In
order to execute agile behaviors such as jumping, rapid actuation modes are required. Here …

Jumping can be a very efficient mode of locomotion for small robots to overcome large
obstacles and travel in natural, rough terrain. In this paper we present the development and …

对日本, 美国和中国等国家灾难救援机器人的研究现状和研究计划进行综述. 根据世界各国救援
机器人技术的研究现状, 结合救援机器人在实际应用中取得的经验和教训, 归纳和总结出救援 …

This paper introduces jumping robots as a means to traverse rough terrain; such terrain can
pose problems for traditional wheeled, tracked and legged designs. The diversity of jumping …

In this work we present a new robotic system, Salto-1P, for exploring extreme jumping
locomotion. Salto-1P weighs 0.098 kg, and has an active leg length of 14.4 cm. The robot is …