Poly-PEDAL Lab @Poly_PEDAL_Lab
The Poly-PEDAL Lab at UC Berkeley studies the Performance, Energetics and Dynamics of Animal Locomotion under the direction of Professor Robert Full. polypedal.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA Joined February 2012-
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These geckos crash-land on trees but don’t fall, thanks to their tails: news.berkeley.edu/2021/09/02/the…
Join the Fall 2021 Bioinspired Design DeCal! This student-led course is open to ALL MAJORS. decal.berkeley.edu/courses/5849
A new study finds these acrobatic rodents quickly weigh variables like bendy branches to figure out how to safely clear big distances high in the treetops. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/squ…
Watch out, Olympic gymnasts: These squirrels have their own gold medal moves sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/w…
Squirrel Acrobats Are as Smart as They Are Athletic nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sci…
Leaping squirrels! Parkour is one of their many feats of agility news.berkeley.edu/2021/08/05/lea…
Just published in Science: "Acrobatic squirrels learn to leap and land on tree branches without falling." science.sciencemag.org/content/373/65…
Dept. of Integrative Biology's Spring 2021 Undergraduate Profile: TAMARA JAFAR, Twin Passions of Biology and Design. Full profile: bit.ly/3hT06cs
To climb like a gecko, robots need toes. news.berkeley.edu/2020/05/08/to-…
Please join us for the upcoming Art+Nature Symposium at UC Berkeley, November 9-10th, 10am - 5pm both days in 310 Jacobs Hall. A collaboration between the University of Tokyo and the UC Berkeley, the event is open to the public. ow.ly/Ubj750x0EBw
Prof. Full gives Golden Bear Orientation talk "Curiosity, Serendipity, and Diversity: Bioinspired Designs from Gripping Geckos, Bouncing Bugs, and Smart Squirrels.” Highlights UCB BioDesign Community; IB198 Bioinspired Design; IB32/L&S30 Bioinspired Design biodesign.berkeley.edu
You can’t squash this roach-inspired robot. news.berkeley.edu/2019/07/31/you…
Postdoc positions available for multiple projects on spatial navigation, biomechanics, and control with Knierim and Cowan labs at #JHU. limbs.lcsr.jhu.edu/opportunities/…
Prof. Full will be presenting "i4’s Toward Tomorrow Program: Bioinspired Design Realized by Creativity, Collaboration, and Connection" as part of the Graduate School of Education/SESAME Colloquium series on Monday, 9/242018, from 4:00 to 5:30 in Room 1215, 2121 Berkeley Way.
Prof. Full will be presenting "BioDesign: Using Diversity to Understand Nature, Transform Education, and Invent the Future" at EECS Colloquium today at 4pm, 306 Soda Hall, HP Auditorium. ow.ly/WuJ630lSMU9
Poly-PEDAL Lab PhD student Ben McInroe wants to learn why Mole Crabs excel at burrowing through wet sand. View KQED's "Deep Look" into Ben's research here: youtu.be/tfoYD8pAsMw Read about it here: ow.ly/VtRP30iBJXY
Science Magazine: Tiny roach-bots ram their heads into walls to propel themselves upward. youtube.com/watch?v=z1BvJg… (dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2…)
"The findings — which were further validated by a tiny, cockroach-sized robot — could influence the design of the next generation of robots that run, jump and fly." NY Times: How Cockroaches Crash Into Walls and Keep Going. ow.ly/A8I530ioKos (dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2…)
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics announced the winner of the 2017 Steven Vogel Young Investigator Award: David Lentink from Stanford University. Read more about the award here: bit.ly/2nNFFQv
Just published in Science Robotics: "The Grand Challenges of Science Robotics." Click to read what an expert panel that includes Prof. Full of UC Berkeley's Poly-PEDAL Lab had to say about the future of robotics. ow.ly/phRA30icfHX

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