The use of compliant joints and elastic energy storage in bio-inspired legged robots

Passive Dynamic Walking

Tad McGeer · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 1990 · 3.3K citations

Gait Analysis, Physical Activity, Engineering +22

RHex: A Simple and Highly Mobile Hexapod Robot

Uluç Saranlı, M. Buehler, Daniel E. Koditschek · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 2001 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Robot Kinematics, Engineering, Field Robotics +20

Speed, Stride Frequency and Energy Cost Per Stride: How Do They Change With Body Size and Gait?

N. C. Heglund, C. Richard Taylor · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1988 · 551 citations

Gait Analysis, Physical Activity, Engineering +27

Virtual Model Control: An Intuitive Approach for Bipedal Locomotion

Jerry Pratt, Chee–Meng Chew, Ann L. Torres et al. · The International Journal of Robotics Research · 2001 · 547 citations

Robot Kinematics, Engineering, Field Robotics +17

The mechanics of hopping by kangaroos (Macropodidae)

R. McN. Alexander, Alexandra Vernon · Journal of Zoology · 1975 · 537 citations

Engineering, Locomotion (Cellular Biology), Locomotor Performance +23