Nana Obayashi

WorMa: An Undulatory Robot With Center of Mass Regulation via Internal Fluid Redistribution for Amphibious Locomotion

Undulatory robots are capable terrestrial locomotors, yet none have demonstrated locomotion that includes both water entry and exit. We present WorMa, an amphibious undulatory robot that uses internal fluid redistribution as the sole terrain adaptation mechanism, shifting the cen...