locomotion
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The LIS researchers teamed up with Auke Ijspeert of EPFL's BioRobotics Lab, and with Monica Daley's Neuromechanics Lab at University of California, Irvine, to adapt bird biomechanics to robotic locomotion.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024
Hatala, an expert in foot anatomy, found the species' footprints reflected different patterns of anatomy and locomotion.
From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2024
She suspects vaults have a role in cell locomotion, perhaps by regulating expression of other proteins that form extensions that help cells get around.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 6, 2024
These small segments are partitioned off from one another, which “seals off the fluid and makes a water balloon,” explains Bruce Jayne, a biology professor and animal locomotion researcher at the University of Cincinnati.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024
Standing up, it’s easier to scan the savannah for game or enemies, and arms that are unnecessary for locomotion are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signalling.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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