Area of research
Artificial Intelligence · Biomedical Engineering
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Running up a wall: the role and challenges of dynamic climbing in enhancing multi-modal legged systems. Representative work: Animals have demonstrated the ability to move through, across and over some of the most daunting environments on earth. This versatility and adaptability stems from their capacity to alter their locomotion dynamics and employ disparate locomotion modalities to suit the terrain at hand. As with modalities such as running, flying and swimming, dynamic climbing is commonly employed by legged animals, allowing for rapid and robust locomotion on vertical and near-vertical substrates. While recent robotic platforms have proven effective at anchoring reduced-order, dynamic climbing models, its adoption as a common modality for multi-modal, legged platforms remains nascent. In this work, we explore