Summersaulting Spider Propels Robot Design | Video

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 10:02 in Mathematics & Economics

The newly discovered Moroccan Flic-Flac Spider (Cebrennus rechenbergi.) jumps like a gymnast with rolling motion, Bionics expert Prof. Dr. Ingo Rechenberg modeled the arachnid's movements for his Tabbot robot. (Video In German)

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