Dog Robots Can Trek Through Mud Using Moose-inspired Hooves
More details: Visit website Headlines: Many quadrupedal robots can adeptly handle uneven or sloped terrain , but only if the ground beneath them is relatively stable. Factor in slippery or muddy surroundings and four-legged machines may quickly falter or fail completely. But one engineering team believes they found a solution in mimicking animals often found in boggy habitats. According to a study published in Bioinspiration ⁘ Biomimetics by researchers at Estonia's Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), dog bots could soon take their cues from giant moose . "[M]ost robots cannot access a wide range of highly important terrestrial environments, including wetlands, bogs, coastal m...