Salamandra Robotica: A biologically inspired amphibious robot that swims and walks

Artificial Life Models in Hardware

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 35-64

  Crespi, Alessandro ^a   Ijspeert, Auke Jan ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84885477887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-530-7_3     Document Type: Chapter

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