Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots

Monday, December 28, 2009 - 15:56 in Mathematics & Economics

The sight of a cockroach scurrying for cover may be nauseating, but the insect is also a biological and engineering marvel, and is providing researchers at Oregon State University with what they call "bioinspiration" in a quest to build the world's first legged robot that is capable of running effortlessly over rough terrain.

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