Video: Leaping squirrels could help us build more agile robots

Squirrels are remarkably good at staying nimble as they traverse tree canopies. A research team investigated how they do it and how to use the data to build robots.

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Tom Kucher

For as long as Tom can remember, he has understood the reality around him through the tinted glasses of works of fiction, be it books, films, TV shows, or anime. An English graduate, he wrote articles on a wide array of topics for several years, from entertainment and pop culture to history and literature. Before that, he was an educator and a roleplay game writer and developer. It is his deeply-rooted love for performing arts and visual media that led him to become a part of the DC team in 2020.

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