{
    "componentChunkName": "component---src-templates-article-js",
    "path": "/article/2017/05/05/robot-acrobatics",
    "result": {"data":{"strapiArticle":{"id":"Article_6030b146049da16a745d0507","title":"Robot Acrobatics","subtitle":null,"published_at":"2017-05-05T11:32:22.000Z","content":"In the not-so-distant future, a fleet of small, leaping robots could make up an elite first responder unit, able to jump over obstacles in disaster zones too dangerous for canine and human teams to enter. To design such a high-flying robot, Duncan Haldane, a graduate student in the [Biomimetic Millisystems Laboratory](https://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ronf/Biomimetics.html) at [UC Berkeley](http://www.berkeley.edu/), studied the biomechanics of jumping animals in nature.   \n  \nHaldane turned to the [Galago monkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galago), better known as the bush baby, which is able to jump higher than any animal of comparable size. The Galago initiates a deep crouch before jumping, allowing it to store energy in the connections between tendon and muscle. The monkeys use that energy to rocket 7.5 feet in a single leap, roughly six times their height. The small creature can connect multiple jumps, allowing it to traverse the jungle canopy with ease.  \n  \nThe robot, named [SALTO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvIk39rkkiU) (saltatorial locomotion on terrain obstacles), mimics the strategy of the Galago and is able to jump an incredible 5.7 feet per second. Haldane and members of the Biomimetic Millisystems Lab employed an energy storage strategy similar to the Galago’s, outfitting SALTO with torsional elastic bands that allow it to store significantly more potential energy than previous designs. SALTO can also chain jumps together, allowing it to negotiate tall obstacles that would be impossible to clear in a single leap. In the future, Haldane hopes to outfit SALTO with systems that allow it to survey dangerous areas and automatically make decisions about how to jump to reach a desired location.  \n  \n*Featured image:* *At 100 grams (3.5 ounces) and 26 centimeters (10.2 inches), SALTO can jump up to 1 meter (3.3 feet).*  \n  \n","image":{"publicURL":"/static/078297d0a8b2eb6faf4829f474e56f92/f31339161343e72ee66b4797506ad816.jpg"},"authors":[{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b05856","name":"Maya Emmons-Bell"}],"designers":[],"categories":[{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058c0","title":"Labscopes"},{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058be","title":"Tech & AI"}],"magazine":{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058d3","title":"Spring 2017","issue":32}},"recent":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Article_6938eb7ba1914505ee622e1d","title":"From Karlsruhe to California","authors":[{"id":"6938eaf8a1914505ee622e1b","name":"Tom Althaus"}],"categories":[{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058c3","title":"The Scientist Life"}],"image":{"publicURL":"/static/b5f70d5b1953e0ccf43dd094a6eda009/b5aca3e4328dc84e914c6ff93f96e63d.png"},"published_at":"2025-12-10T03:39:42.426Z"}},{"node":{"id":"Article_6930dbcfa1914505ee622e16","title":"Investigation without exploitation","authors":[{"id":"645880721e0c2a0a6f3373ae","name":"Elizabeth Lineberry"}],"categories":[{"id":"61fdc5cd1e0c2a0a6f3372c1","title":"Science and Society"}],"image":{"publicURL":"/static/fad2bffa8118a2601f7d659fae5bf11f/543b12501aaa7ba7b26cea93e057a6bd.jpg"},"published_at":"2025-12-04T01:39:51.649Z"}},{"node":{"id":"Article_6930d9a2a1914505ee622e10","title":"The Redwood Center gets its twentieth ring","authors":[{"id":"645880ea1e0c2a0a6f3373b4","name":"Deepthi Bannai"},{"id":"692fe8a5a1914505ee622de3","name":"Galen Chuang"}],"categories":[{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058bd","title":"Life Science"},{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058be","title":"Tech & AI"}],"image":{"publicURL":"/static/27f82cb285643ccc060ef0d6a28fdde7/bd7f1fe76f18fc8605e4e9baa6453766.jpg"},"published_at":"2025-12-04T01:39:28.955Z"}},{"node":{"id":"Article_6930d6fda1914505ee622e09","title":"The stories that serve the science","authors":[{"id":"638bfcad1e0c2a0a6f337335","name":"Sam Oaks-Leaf"}],"categories":[{"id":"61fdc5cd1e0c2a0a6f3372c1","title":"Science and Society"}],"image":{"publicURL":"/static/46b466fdc6d74c7a5670adfedc62c6a6/14965c391a7cc4aad3fd48ac275e2782.jpg"},"published_at":"2025-12-04T01:38:54.249Z"}}]},"related":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Article_6930d9a2a1914505ee622e10","title":"The Redwood Center gets its twentieth ring","authors":[{"id":"645880ea1e0c2a0a6f3373b4","name":"Deepthi Bannai"},{"id":"692fe8a5a1914505ee622de3","name":"Galen Chuang"}],"categories":[{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058bd","title":"Life Science"},{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058be","title":"Tech & AI"}],"image":{"publicURL":"/static/27f82cb285643ccc060ef0d6a28fdde7/bd7f1fe76f18fc8605e4e9baa6453766.jpg"},"published_at":"2025-12-04T01:39:28.955Z"}},{"node":{"id":"Article_681ea29354c55417f913848e","title":"Leading the charge to better batteries","authors":[{"id":"681e8cdf54c55417f9138472","name":"Sydney Hemenway"}],"categories":[{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058be","title":"Tech & AI"}],"image":{"publicURL":"/static/31a6b0953c8f5dfcfac0633d6188c1e8/d53b7694f86e6625642e943fab44816d.jpg"},"published_at":"2025-05-10T00:57:32.172Z"}},{"node":{"id":"Article_681e912c54c55417f9138478","title":"Getting elemental with semiconductors","authors":[{"id":"66fcdd3f54c55417f91383f8","name":"Noelle Davis"}],"categories":[{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058be","title":"Tech & AI"}],"image":{"publicURL":"/static/1267124c29da5a1517b3c29ee73814c4/a13a407a0ad7d38e73d3883dd5bd9f14.png"},"published_at":"2025-05-10T00:57:10.169Z"}},{"node":{"id":"Article_674cdfbf54c55417f913844a","title":"AI goes viral","authors":[{"id":"674cd7f654c55417f9138432","name":"Han Le"}],"categories":[{"id":"6030b07d7782326a48b058be","title":"Tech & AI"}],"image":{"publicURL":"/static/1e2f02ca2f2bbce4945beb724b00d26b/1e088f98678f9e57f33c9204de91460e.jpeg"},"published_at":"2024-12-03T19:50:43.439Z"}}]},"allStrapiMagazineIssue":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_692fe437a1914505ee622dd4","title":"Fall 2025","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/fac3533f3374e2104f7af13a628ac32b/3044818f0fe1c2efaa51629f83bd8fec.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_68438450a1914505ee622dc5","title":"Spring 2025","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/5a530985b7bc153f8ba2603b00e5fad0/4d32772a90aaea4dd24116a9bb228d7f.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_674cca8e54c55417f913842b","title":"Fall 2024","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/3a00f64ea9907fd8a3c34f2532f44d84/932bda9a0de968d6d83633dae23f54e6.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_66b45edb1d44e161e6a9acfb","title":"Spring 2024","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/e3536b6f0c7152212f93396babf7c624/9d224496ebfd458878d2ea9e43d94d02.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_66b45d801d44e161e6a9acf8","title":"Fall 2023","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/5940a45251e7ea7ef5bc6e33fec32faf/2ef8c8e8e651cb8f83db9a992c881ba7.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_646d00c81e0c2a0a6f3373c0","title":"Spring 2023","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/9ced8e2bf26e9ee5985fe0fc63451ef3/27617aed1b53bc874575b0c4faef49ed.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_638c146d1e0c2a0a6f33735c","title":"Fall 2022","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/4eb6d78b1756c94dded828c15d583c4c/aa08ea0bd364f78674f4f1a6d4d6abe0.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_626e16711e0c2a0a6f3372dd","title":"Spring 2022","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/ac176ebf6c3c4dfb4641afe166325b18/640512489214c8aff2868a8f9a4386ea.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_619d303c1e0c2a0a6f337222","title":"Fall 2021","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/5e4c68b3d0095649c7644a0c1389e259/98982c48adcab02a7902633e3c020aed.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_609466b619a23cc0de32887b","title":"Spring 2021","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/62802cea357974db7ac5d7f7180f4f9f/b2c551b065cccb83f1cd3cc7b1c6c0a2.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058da","title":"Fall 2020","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/022b8deca25507f2a713dd583ceee964/8dcfdaff0645e6fcaeae1ad88e2de9b7.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d9","title":"Spring 2020","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/ab06dd12e4becd100db5bec830483b31/b5331d5386b9d845c70d1882a473028e.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d4","title":"Fall 2019","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/df36dae2b996ff04ee930a334e15ab4c/db397e737ecaf2062193bc0884fa49bc.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d8","title":"Spring 2019","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/552e5aaa76ed60792d3472c9226d849d/d5f91b2dc8312c7cd2d17da2ad99e571.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d7","title":"Fall 2018","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/0413276edd1544f5113278ca7f504a5d/bda97b47b7fab30498bb6f939c57a30f.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d6","title":"Spring 2018","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/78a3086d4ba2dcfac6980388801ad170/c3dfdbf4de030acab92f6067f8581f06.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d5","title":"Fall 2017","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/3cec335d3d6e3583b33b183e7afef1ef/252744cc30b7ee760bc1c82da05d5d22.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d3","title":"Spring 2017","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/3a8d3f95f7c0e412cae53c6f2a359bcc/97888accf55a6567b2099a487e8d728c.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d2","title":"Fall 2016","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/36d42f5373e261271870dbf8ca637ec5/4f82cf8088cdb7ceb472a6df293a403f.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d1","title":"Spring 2016","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/bc7e5ea86f4d73abdcd1e5da5fbb97dc/b39d9d2f9c6e5d3e9c087198857e7b1e.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058d0","title":"Fall 2015","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/77d59b254f897d4e092af2ec9186be0a/57ff22c4b4e09cab75c1e2d8fce15d8f.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058cf","title":"Spring 2015","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/dd45dc3f97cbe6eb2c2af82975446e81/ef40b63b0e330f3dc9c1fd4869656668.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058ce","title":"Fall 2014","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/c1bf635b72dcec6e54cd8278591699cd/e129bcf90df0e9bdc6b9ec91daf211fd.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058cd","title":"Spring 2014","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/b8cb5e598290f48b81efa678ea0b8f3f/e2549a5110876096fc7d043b0259a0bc.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058cc","title":"Fall 2013","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/8e5d6661e26b49667cf83b4fffbc0bf5/9f385169503fb1df2d6eca4b1a94b078.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058cb","title":"Spring 2013","pdf":null}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058c9","title":"Fall 2012","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/d46c899fbddd6e61c58dc2a642f8fcf6/32f3565e40340fc397e7fd1fd3a5495c.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058ca","title":"Spring 2012","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/5fb470b87607d223a2da0eee1810ffbb/6deb8076010cba9bb125e04f72c1b99c.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058c7","title":"Fall 2011","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/bdca8874973420fddae3d4b21e6cd0c7/b426ddfb9ef21c3e4eca5a88e71e833b.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058c8","title":"Spring 2011","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/2afa203fc148a40b4f35542883915ef7/7d1e487d18e504497d8d7cb01ec2234c.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_69840835a1914505ee622e27","title":"Fall 2010","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/19f3b3aae3a55bd1903646c9f09f796d/c5d776d7e0ed1b9f22aee55fcbea6dec.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058c6","title":"Spring 2010","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/e47ff4ef74bf8dda8fd9a8c19f53d2c7/2c0e2ea73d8e66f566b3d5738cdbeec1.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_61b7856c1e0c2a0a6f33728c","title":"Fall 2009","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/e282cf0df70cc3ac58b3479918f3f701/3679aac8933b440018668573eb07f64d.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_61b786981e0c2a0a6f337291","title":"Spring 2009","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/9656dcfa953cd604c9738d0846e4e708/74296aaaafa9c07043caa2a043c30d13.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_69841dd6a1914505ee622e2c","title":"Fall 2008","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/8836a4c0f4834b01c65b2185860dbca7/538dcb7fc3186af282b095d0981fe339.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_61b7870b1e0c2a0a6f337298","title":"Fall 2007","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/0fa4cf6d85148e7a8ec1f8a2fb816e8e/5e20d89d6e81f5dfd0d3da1e12ba0f35.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_698423a7a1914505ee622e4f","title":"Fall 2006","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/82cb80f4b0112a111d639959eb26e90c/458ae0f8181ed899c5bf4bbb329093fb.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_69842222a1914505ee622e40","title":"Spring 2006","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/c10933b8c9558129ee4658ef89ce2cc2/d800afdd672e519a4c3ff8ac289a7bff.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_61b787451e0c2a0a6f33729d","title":"Fall 2005","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/8aeba504255eb4d976fb9e537c00a299/94b5d64a810e8dce84432849e664217b.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6984230ea1914505ee622e4a","title":"Spring 2005","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/da6100a69acbbe438d23dc9403a7c3ca/855c34211ec59d6d51bd9d239c02be26.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_61b7877d1e0c2a0a6f3372a2","title":"Fall 2004","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/b1f7c6a94964aaea6a9c3f798b27586b/dd77cd851c40dc76048c4e32442ca8ba.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6984228ea1914505ee622e45","title":"Spring 2004","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/a99fae12e2f062f751b89341c2f07fba/b39fbbb7eb28dd832fdd285fdaa71c35.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_69841e8ca1914505ee622e31","title":"Fall 2003","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/e3082c279b05418209a123fd92fd3c77/a01b72aa38ece43d8bc17de99747673b.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_69841fd9a1914505ee622e36","title":"Spring 2003","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/1d8ba0a08350f8678b642bb0ea508aff/e66d14943f0106fea11d11e57d9f4602.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_69842157a1914505ee622e3b","title":"Fall 2002","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/47254b4ce38c56c3a1382308412dfd0e/7d87926a4e8aaeb662b695d77e18c882.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_61b787bc1e0c2a0a6f3372a7","title":"Spring 2002","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/8709e6fd67151735f2f8dc28df3920f5/b117b2fa8f50b854b04b8f83f994e2aa.pdf"}}},{"node":{"id":"Magazine-issue_6030b07d7782326a48b058c5","title":"Fall 2001","pdf":{"publicURL":"/static/8782e3e443c331d310def3ef5482b484/c7955a146d14a1bb316342ae3d93ecb0.pdf"}}}]}},"pageContext":{"id":"Article_6030b146049da16a745d0507","categoryList":["6030b07d7782326a48b058c0","6030b07d7782326a48b058be"]}},
    "staticQueryHashes": ["4055801962","4141362474"]}