Robotic modelling of snake traversing large, smooth obstacles reveals stability benefits of body compliance

Snakes can move through almost any terrain. Although their locomotion on flat surfaces using planar gaits is inherently stable, when snakes deform their body out of plane to traverse complex terrain, maintaining stability becomes a challenge. On trees and desert dunes, snakes grip branches or brace...

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Main Authors: Qiyuan Fu, Chen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2020-02-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.191192