{"72843":{"#nid":"72843","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Bioengineering Seminar Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELeaping Lizards, Gripping Geckos and Crashing Cockroaches Inspire Robots, Artificial Muscles and Adhesives\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Full, PhD - University of California Berkeley\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHost:  \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/crablab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman, PhD\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGuided by direct experiments on many-legged animals, mathematical models and physical models (robots), we postulate a hierarchical family of control loops that necessarily include constraints of the body\u0027s mechanics. At the lowest end of this neuromechanical hierarchy, we hypothesize the primacy of mechanical feedback - neural clocks exciting tuned muscles acting through chosen skeletal postures. Control algorithms appear embedded in the form and skeleton of the animal itself. The control potential of muscles must be realized through complex, viscoelastic bodies. Bodies can absorb and redirect energy for transitions. Tails can be used as inertial control devices. On top of this physical layer reside sensory feedback driven reflexes that increase an animal\u0027s stability further and, at the highest level, environmental sensing that operates on a stride-to-stride timescale to direct the animal\u0027s body. Most importantly, locomotion requires an effective interaction with the environment. Understanding control requires understanding the coupling to environment. Amazing feet permit creatures such as geckos to climb up walls at over meter per second without using claws, glue or suction - just molecular forces using hairy toes. Fundamental principles of animal locomotion have inspired the design of self-clearing dry adhesives and autonomous legged robots such as the Ariel, Mecho-gecko, Sprawl, RHex, RiSE and Stickybot that can aid in search and rescue, inspection, detection and exploration.\u0026nbsp;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Bioengineering Seminar Series is a joint seminar series between IBB and the BME department. Seminars are held on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 11am-12pm in IBB room 1128 unless otherwise indicated.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBioengineering Seminar Series - \u0022\u003Cem\u003ELeaping Lizards, Gripping Geckos and Crashing Cockroaches Inspire\u0026nbsp;Robots, Artificial Muscles and Adhesives\u0022 -\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003ERobert Full, PhD - University of California Berkeley\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Leaping Lizards, Gripping Geckos and Crashing Cockroaches Inspire Robots, Artificial Muscles and Adhesives\u0022 - Robert Full, PhD - University of California Berkeley"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2011-11-16 13:45:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:56:41","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-04-10T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-04-10T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-04-10T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-04-10 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-04-10 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-04-10 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"117851":{"id":"117851","type":"image","title":"Robert J. 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