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In this paper we present the results of biological observation on jumping insects, and how to relate them to legged robots. In particular, by observing jumping Leafhoppers with a high speed camera, we found out how the legs’ configuration during take-off let the insect map muscle-like force into constant force, which represents an optimal design for jumping. We then implemented the same design in a 20 grams jumping prototype, verifying the optimality of such bio-inspired solution for locomotion of a small robot.
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Scarfogliero, U. et al. (2009). Bioinspired Jumping Locomotion in Small Robots: Natural Observation, Design, Experiments. In: Khatib, O., Kumar, V., Pappas, G.J. (eds) Experimental Robotics. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 54. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00196-3_38
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