The Physics Behind Biological Inspired Robot

(Different Than you Would Expect)

https://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_hong_my_seven_species_of_robot#t-69991

`strider robot that swings leg under body 

In the video the describe how they were inspired by real life concepts, but took a different twist on the idea. The recognized that humans do not actually use the muscle to lift their leg and put it down the same Way a robot would. We swing out leg to save energy. It starts with swing of the leg and the catch of the weight. The concept is called passive locomotive. It is the potential energy of the swing to the kinetic energy in the landing of the foot. They took this concept into a three legged robot. Instead of having it walk in an awkward leg and use a lot of energy, the third legs swings between. The two front and under the body itself so the bossy does a 180 persay (potential energy) and catches the weight of the falling robot( kinetic energy). Now it saves energy and works as a human or biological animal would.

The next robot they decided to design they considered it reinventing the wheel. The wheel has spokes that move in and out to longer lengths, while just rolling. It has all of the spokes move in to make it seem like a small wheel conserving every, but when different. Terrain comes, it thinks and adapts to the size and chooses a course to get through the obstacle

As for tuning, instead of having separate wheel axles having it turn per say, whichever way it needs to turn, the wheel will get smaller, so it naturally begins to turn this way