Construction of a Hexapod Robot with Cockroach Kinematics Benefits both Robotics and Biology

Connection Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 239-254

  Quinn, Roger D ^a   Ritzmann, Roy E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biorobotics; Blaberus; Climbing; Dynamic simulation; Legged locomotion; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032281602     PISSN: 09540091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095400998116422     Document Type: Article

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