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🐟 Fish robot
A fish robot as a robotic animal for understanding the biology of muscle activity for swimming locomotion
Last updated on Mar 1, 2025
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Active pole bending effect in pole support phase
Globally explore sensitivities and interacteve effects of motion parameters during pole support phase to increase vaulting height
Toshihiko Fukushima
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Satoshi Nishikawa
,
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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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.
Toshihiko Fukushima
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Robert Siddall
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Fabian Schwab
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Séverine LD Toussaint
,
Greg Byrnes
,
John A. Nyakatura
,
Ardian Jusufi
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🐿️ Squirrel robot
A squirrel robot for studying squirrel’s aerial righting ability.
Last updated on Mar 2, 2025
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Modeling and control of a soft robotic fish with integrated soft sensing
Soft robotic fish: real-time tail-beat control using eGaIn strain sensing and a lightweight-data-driven model.
Yu-Hsiang Lin
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Robert Siddall
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Fabian Schwab
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Toshihiko Fukushima
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Hritwick Banerjee
,
Youngjoon Baek
,
Daniel Vogt
,
Yong-Lae Park
,
Ardian Jusufi
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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.
Toshihiko Fukushima
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Robert Siddall
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Greg Byrnes
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John a Nyakatura
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Séverine Toussaint
,
Ardian Jusufi
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Pole vaulting robot with dual articulated arms that can change reaching position using active bending motion
A dual hand robot achieves pole vaulting to jump 1.67m.
Satoshi Nishikawa
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Tomohiro Kobayashi
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Toshihiko Fukushima
,
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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🚶 Passive Dynamic Walker
Optimizing foot shape of a passive dynamic walker enables robust walking against changes in slope inclination.
Last updated on Mar 1, 2025
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Gait Stabilization of Passive Dynamic Walking by Foot Shape Optimization
Optimized feet shape of the passive dynamic walker enhance its walking robustness in slope angles.
Toshihiko Fukushima
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Kazuyuki Hyodo
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Michihiro Kawanishi
,
Tatsuo Narikiyo
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Transitional buckling model for active bending effect in pole vault
Pole vaulters actively bend the poles to improve vaulting height.
Toshihiko Fukushima
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Satoshi Nishikawa
,
Kazutoshi Tanaka
,
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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