Jumping, roly-poly, untethered robot described
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 11:50
in Mathematics & Economics
A novel, fully untethered soft robot capable of repeated jumping is able to cover half a meter in a single hop-and-roll motion. The innovative design of this combustion-powered robot, based on a roly-poly toy, and how it returns to an upright position after each jump are described in a fascinating study published in Soft Robotics.