RHex: The Compliant Hexapod Robot
Working in conjunction with fellow researchers at the University of California at Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, and McGill University, UM Professor of Engineering Daniel Koditschek developed RHex--a highly mobile hexapod robot capable of walking, swimming and climbing stairs. With potential applications ranging from search-and-rescue missions to children's toys, the unit has attracted interest, and funding, from the Department of Defense. UM Tech Transfer assisted in negotiating a joint inventorship agreement and worked with McGill University to develop business licensing plans.
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