Cheetahs and beetles run, dolphins and salmon swim, and bees and birds fly with grace
and economy surpassing our technology. Evolution has shaped the breathtaking abilities of …

Here we present an autonomous 1.7 g hexapod robot as a platform for research on
centimeter-scale walking robots. It features six spherical five-bar linkages driven by high …

We describe a novel, biomimetic tactile sensing system modeled on the facial whiskers
(vibrissae) of animals such as rats and mice. The “BIOTACT Sensor” consists of a conical …

The interplay between robotics and neuromechanics facilitates discoveries in both fields:
nature provides roboticists with design ideas, while robotics research elucidates critical …

The paper describes a novel, biomimetic whisker-based sensing technology following the
basic design of the facial whiskers of animals such as rats and mice. The sensor consists of …

Insects carry a pair of antennae on their head: multimodal sensory organs that serve a wide
range of sensory-guided behaviors. During locomotion, antennae are involved in near …

We propose a new paradigm for reactive wall-following by a planar robot taking the form of
an actively steered sensor model that augments the robot's motion dynamics. We postulate a …

Mobile robot contact sensing can be useful for navigation and manipulation with small
robots. In this work, we present a low-cost, 18.7 gram force-torque sensor for a 10 cm …

This paper introduces a novel shape and texture recognizing technique based on the design
of bionic whisker. Whisker arrays are installed on both sides of the robot. In the experiment …

Mammalian whisker follicle contains multiple sensory receptors strategically organized to
capture tactile sensory stimuli of different frequencies via the vibrissal system. There have …