Researchers are always inspired by nature to build smarter products and robots. kodlab has shared a video that shows a 12DOF tailed bipedal robot that hops with 4 actuators. The robot can hop at an impressive speed while maintaining its balance. The below video shows it in action:
Abdulaziz Shamsah, Avik De, and Daniel E. Koditschek are behind this fascinating robot.
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