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Record-Breaking Robot Highlights How Animals Excel at Jumping

Jan 18, 2023
20:05
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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2
Biomechanical Design Quirks Make Jumping More Powerful
02:29 • 2min
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3
How to Jump to a Height of a Half Meter
04:42 • 2min
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4
Biomechanical Jumpers Aren't Just for Humans
06:41 • 2min
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5
Robots Aren't Limited by Muscles
08:57 • 2min
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Why Do Frogs Need Jumping Power?
10:52 • 2min
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Why Do Grasshoppers Spin Uncontrollably?
13:04 • 2min
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8
Jumping Robots on the Moon
15:01 • 2min
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9
Jumping Frog Jubilee
16:38 • 2min
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Quantum Magazine - The Greatest Jumping Robot Ever Written
18:23 • 2min
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Robots can surpass the limitations on how high and far animals can jump, but their success only underscores nature’s ingenuity in making the most of what’s available. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Pixel Peeker Polka” by Kevin MacLeod.

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