Transition by head-on collision: mechanically mediated manoeuvres in cockroaches and small robots

A general scaling law reveals why the largest animals are not the fastest

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Cockroaches traverse crevices, crawl rapidly in confined spaces, and inspire a soft, legged robot

(2016) Kaushik Jayaram et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bumblebee flight performance in cluttered environments: effects of obstacle orientation, body size and acceleration

(2015) J. D. Crall et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Running faster causes disaster: trade-offs between speed, manoeuvrability and motor control when running around corners in northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus)

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Sensory processing within cockroach antenna enables rapid implementation of feedback control for high-speed running maneuvers

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Integrated Manufacture of Exoskeletons and Sensing Structures for Folded Millirobots

(2015) Duncan W. Haldane et al.   Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME

Mechanical processing via passive dynamic properties of the cockroach antenna can facilitate control during rapid running

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Biorobotics: Using robots to emulate and investigate agile locomotion

(2014) A. J. Ijspeert   SCIENCE

Locomotion- and mechanics-mediated tactile sensing: antenna reconfiguration simplifies control during high-speed navigation in cockroaches

(2013) J.-M. Mongeau et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

A Collision-resilient Flying Robot

(2013) Adrien Briod et al.   Journal of Field Robotics

Climbing, falling, and jamming during ant locomotion in confined environments

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Body size and the neural control of movement

(2012) Scott L. Hooper   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The visual control of landing and obstacle avoidance in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

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Rapid Inversion: Running Animals and Robots Swing like a Pendulum under Ledges

(2012) Jean-Michel Mongeau et al.   PLoS One

Mosquitoes survive raindrop collisions by virtue of their low mass

(2012) A. K. Dickerson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Multigait soft robot

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Collision avoidance by running insects: antennal guidance in cockroaches

(2010) Y. Baba et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Characterization of obstacle negotiation behaviors in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis

(2009) C. M. Harley et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The relation between maximal running speed and body mass in terrestrial mammals

(2009) Theodore Garland   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Impact of Viscoplastic Bodies: Dissipation and Restitution

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Microrobot Design Using Fiber Reinforced Composites

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