{"667672":{"#nid":"667672","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"To build a better crawly robot, add legs\u2014lots of legs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen traveling on rough and unpredictable roads, the more legs the better \u2014 at least for robots. Balancing on two legs is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-clumsy-quest-to-perfect-the-walking-robot\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esomewhat hard\u003C\/a\u003E; on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/dribblebot-mit-soccer\/\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Efour legs\u003C\/a\u003E, it\u2019s slightly easier. But what if you had many many legs, like a centipede? Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found that by giving a robot multiple, connected legs, it allows the machine to easily clamber over landscapes with cracks, hills, and uneven surfaces without the need for extensive sensor systems. Their results are published in a study this week in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.ade4985\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The researchers from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/baxi-chong-4a511082\u0022\u003EBaxi Chong\u003C\/a\u003E, postdoctoral scholar and a Ph.D. graduate student in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program. Two scientists from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;involved in the study are\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/grrigg\/\u0022\u003EGrigoriy Blekherman\u003C\/a\u003E, professor,\u0026nbsp;and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniel-irvine-86bba694\u0022\u003EDaniel Irvine\u003C\/a\u003E, postdoctoral scholar. And three members of Goldman\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crablab.gatech.edu\/pages\/people\/index.html\u0022\u003EComplex Rheology and Biomechanics (CRAB) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;are study co-authors: Ph.D. graduate students Juntao He and Tianyu Wang, and Daniel Soto, postgraduate research assistant.\u0026nbsp;(This story is also covered in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.qhubonews.com\/mobile-robots-get-a-leg-up-from-a-more-is-better-communications-principle\/\u0022\u003EQHubo News\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/quirks\/nasa-engineers-hope-to-send-a-robot-snake-to-explore-saturn-s-icy-moon-enceladus-1.6841154\u0022\u003ECBC Radio\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.techbriefs.com\/component\/content\/article\/tb\/insiders\/ra\/stories\/48186\u0022\u003ETech Briefs,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newatlas.com\/robotics\/robot-centipede-redundant-legs\/\u0022\u003ENew Atlas\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/65493145\u0022\u003EBBC,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2023\/05\/230505101706.htm\u0022\u003EScienceDaily\u003C\/a\u003E. Popular Science also mentions the Georgia Tech research in its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/centipede-robot-japan\/\u0022\u003Estory\u003C\/a\u003E on a separate multi-legged robot developed by researchers in Japan. And Baxi Chong wrote about the research in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/robohub.org\/mobile-robots-get-a-leg-up-from-a-more-is-better-communications-principle\/\u0022\u003EThe Conversation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which was reprinted in RoboHub.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen traveling on rough and unpredictable roads, the more legs the better \u2014 at least for robots. Balancing on two legs is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-clumsy-quest-to-perfect-the-walking-robot\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esomewhat hard\u003C\/a\u003E; on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/dribblebot-mit-soccer\/\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003Efour legs\u003C\/a\u003E, it\u2019s slightly easier. But what if you had many many legs, like a centipede? Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found that by giving a robot multiple, connected legs, it allows the machine to easily clamber over landscapes with cracks, hills, and uneven surfaces without the need for extensive sensor systems. Their results are published in a study this week in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.ade4985\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The researchers from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E include \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/baxi-chong-4a511082\u0022\u003EBaxi Chong\u003C\/a\u003E, postdoctoral scholar and a Ph.D. graduate student in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/qbios.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program. Two scientists from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;involved in the study are\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/grrigg\/\u0022\u003EGrigoriy Blekherman\u003C\/a\u003E, professor,\u0026nbsp;and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/daniel-irvine-86bba694\u0022\u003EDaniel Irvine\u003C\/a\u003E, postdoctoral scholar. And three members of Goldman\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/crablab.gatech.edu\/pages\/people\/index.html\u0022\u003EComplex Rheology and Biomechanics (CRAB) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;are study co-authors: Ph.D. graduate students Juntao He and Tianyu Wang, and Daniel Soto, postgraduate research assistant. (This story is covered in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.qhubonews.com\/mobile-robots-get-a-leg-up-from-a-more-is-better-communications-principle\/\u0022\u003EQHubo News\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/quirks\/nasa-engineers-hope-to-send-a-robot-snake-to-explore-saturn-s-icy-moon-enceladus-1.6841154\u0022\u003ECBC Radio\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.techbriefs.com\/component\/content\/article\/tb\/insiders\/ra\/stories\/48186\u0022\u003ETech Briefs,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/newatlas.com\/robotics\/robot-centipede-redundant-legs\/\u0022\u003ENew Atlas\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/65493145\u0022\u003EBBC,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2023\/05\/230505101706.htm\u0022\u003EScienceDaily\u003C\/a\u003E. Popular Science also mentions the Georgia Tech research in its \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/centipede-robot-japan\/\u0022\u003Estory\u003C\/a\u003E on a separate multi-legged robot developed by researchers in Japan. And Baxi Chong wrote about the research in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/robohub.org\/mobile-robots-get-a-leg-up-from-a-more-is-better-communications-principle\/\u0022\u003EThe Conversation\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which was reprinted in RoboHub.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-05-08 14:01:26","changed_gmt":"2023-08-21 17:28:48","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Popular Science ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/centipede-robot-georgia-tech\/","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1279","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"168854","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"667","name":"robotics"},{"id":"12040","name":"Daniel Goldman"},{"id":"192586","name":"Grigoriy Blekherman"},{"id":"192587","name":"Daniel Irvine"},{"id":"192588","name":"Juntao He"},{"id":"191038","name":"Tianyu Wang"},{"id":"192589","name":"Daniel Soto"},{"id":"82171","name":"CRAB lab"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}