A biologically inspired micro-vehicle capable of aerial and terrestrial locomotion

RHex: A Simple and Highly Mobile Hexapod Robot

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Robot Kinematics, Engineering, Field Robotics +20

From Swimming to Walking with a Salamander Robot Driven by a Spinal Cord Model

Auke Jan Ijspeert, Alessandro Crespi, Dimitri Ryczko et al. · Science · 2007 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Biorobotics, Field Robotics, Motor Control +22

Flapping and flexible wings for biological and micro air vehicles

Wei Shyy, Mats Berg, Daniel Ljungqvist · Progress in Aerospace Sciences · 1999 · 711 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +8

The aerodynamics of hovering insect flight. I. The quasi-steady analysis

Charles P. Ellington · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1984 · 660 citations

Three Uses for Springs in Legged Locomotion

R. McN. Alexander · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 1990 · 403 citations

Engineering, Motor Control, Kinesiology +18