Aerial Righting

Inertial tail effects during righting of squirrels in unexpected falls: from behavior to robotics
Squirrel’s very light tail (just 3% of body mass) can inertially stabilize their body from unexpected falls.
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Inertial tail effects during righting of squirrels in unexpected falls: from behavior to robotics
🐿️ Squirrel robot
A squirrel robot for studying squirrel’s aerial righting ability.
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🐿️ Squirrel robot
Self-righting in squirrels during unexpected falls--towards the crucial function of bushy tails in arboreal mammals
Squirrels reorient their bodies in the air with the movement of their tails.
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Self-righting in squirrels during unexpected falls--towards the crucial function of bushy tails in arboreal mammals