Jumping like an insect: Design and dynamic optimization of a jumping mini robot based on bio-mimetic inspiration

RHex: A Simple and Highly Mobile Hexapod Robot

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Robot Kinematics, Engineering, Field Robotics +20

Meshworm: A Peristaltic Soft Robot With Antagonistic Nickel Titanium Coil Actuators

Sangok Seok, Çağdaş D. Önal, Kyu‐Jin Cho et al. · IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics · 2013 · 649 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Actuator +19

The energetics of the jump of the locust <i>Schistocerca gregaria</i>

H. C. Bennet‐Clark · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1975 · 443 citations

Muscle Function, Fitness, Insect Conservation +20

The Jump of the Flea: A Study of the Energetics and a Model of the Mechanism

H. C. Bennet‐Clark, Eric Lucey · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1967 · 391 citations

Muscle Function, Neuromuscular Coordination, Movement Biomechanics +20

Principles of Animal Locomotion

John W. Hermanson · Journal of Mammalogy · 2004 · 342 citations

Bipedal Locomotion, Engineering, Physiology +10