UC San Diego developing flexible feet to help robots walk faster

UC San Diego flexible feet

An off-the-shelf six-legged robot equipped with the feet designed by UC San Diego engineers can walk up to 40 percent faster than when not equipped with the feet. | Credit: UC San Diego

Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue missions as well as space exploration.

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