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.

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These geckos crash-land on trees but don’t fall, thanks to their tails: https://t.co/nVKCvlTfaV

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Join the Fall 2021 Bioinspired Design DeCal! This student-led course is open to ALL MAJORS. https://t.co/wTQq88kEmP

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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. https://t.co/1TN7n9WITy

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Watch out, Olympic gymnasts: These squirrels have their own gold medal moves https://t.co/sAvtY4RhjV

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Squirrel Acrobats Are as Smart as They Are Athletic https://t.co/9jpKJFtdjS

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Leaping squirrels! Parkour is one of their many feats of agility https://t.co/ikvq21ZtRj

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Just published in Science: "Acrobatic squirrels learn to leap and land on tree branches without falling." https://t.co/tOLtPZtqrn

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Dept. of Integrative Biology's Spring 2021 Undergraduate Profile: TAMARA JAFAR, Twin Passions of Biology and Design. Full profile: https://t.co/KFK9PmMklG

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To climb like a gecko, robots need toes. https://t.co/6woDvZwluC

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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. https://t.co/e5tCqS3Hhs

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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 https://t.co/tgaWBXXgli

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You can’t squash this roach-inspired robot. https://t.co/QjFKFGu4UG

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Postdoc positions available for multiple projects on spatial navigation, biomechanics, and control with Knierim and Cowan labs at #JHU. https://t.co/TscNdcVmIW

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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.

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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. https://t.co/rq7WzbF4GH

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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: https://t.co/u6i9cEZgTh
Read about it here: https://t.co/1S0gaVS2Wq

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Science Magazine: Tiny roach-bots ram their heads into walls to propel themselves upward. https://t.co/I4OEWIYyXi (https://t.co/imQBjTy1aV)

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"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. https://t.co/W6ILKxrkiW (https://t.co/imQBjTy1aV)

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Bioinspiration & Biomimetics announced the winner of the 2017 Steven Vogel Young Investigator Award: David Lentink from Stanford University. Read more about the award here: https://t.co/K8Ui8MV4LU

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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. https://t.co/wlxYyYzcSs