Matthew Travers

TL;DR: Based on the behavior of the robots, the authors performed further animal studies, and used an iterative approach to improve the robots' capabilities and to better understand animal motion.

TL;DR: Robophysics as mentioned in this paper is the pursuit of the discovery of principles of self-generated motion in robots, which can provide an important intellectual complement to the discipline of robotics, largely the domain of researchers from engineering and computer science.

TL;DR: This review argues for the creation of a physics of moving systems-a 'locomotion robophysics'-which is defined as the pursuit of principles of self-generated motion, and discusses how such robophysical studies have begun to aid engineers in thecreation of devices that have begunto achieve life-like locomotor abilities on and within complex environments.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the high maneuverability displayed by sidewinder rattlesnakes (Crotalus cerastes) emerges from the animal’s ability to independently modulate these waves, which can be described by the superposition of two waves: horizontal and vertical body waves with a phase difference of ±90°.

TL;DR: The Carnegie Mellon University Biorobotics Laboratory was invited to bring snake robots to Mexico City to assist with search and rescue efforts in the wake of the September 2017 earthquake and their experiences during the deployment and the limitations of snake robot platform encountered along the way are described.