Behold Self-Synchronizing, Air-Flopping Limbs That Hop and Swim
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Summary
Dutch research institute AMOLF has developed a robot which uses its own design in connection with its physical environment to synchronize its movements without a control system.
The robot’s tubular limbs are filled with air which, when moved, cause the limbs to move in a similar manner to those of the “tube man” that is often seen at sporting events and celebrations.
The movement starts off chaotic but then self-synchronises into a hopping motion on land or a paddling motion in water.
The research has been published in the science journal Science under the title “Physical synchronization of soft self-oscillating limbs for fast and autonomous locomotion”.
