Biologically Inspired Multifunctional Dynamic Robotics Workshop

The goals of this DARPA workshop are to explore the use of biologically inspired practices, principles, multifunctional materials, sensors, and signal processing to demonstrate energy efficient and autonomous locomotion and behavior in challenging unplanned environments (e.g. rubble of different sizes, flight in wind, turbulent water).

We are interested in exploring new modalities of locomotion such as climbing (trees, cliffs, cave walls), jumping, and leaping and the ability to manipulate the world with an appendage that allows grasping and digging.