ECE News and Announcements

Feb 22, 2013
Cockroaches and robots: Reverse engineering the balance systems of animals    Bookmark and Share
1879.jpgRunning cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do. This new insight by Prof. Shai Revzen and colleagues into how biological systems stabilize could one day help engineers design steadier robots and improve doctors understanding of human gait abnormalities.   [More Info]

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