Flexible spine gives mouse-inspired robot greater speed and agility

Zhenshan Bing at Technische Universitat Munchen and colleagues used a 3D printer to createa mouse-inspired robot with a flexible spine with eight joints controlled by servos. Most robots have rigid spines but adding articulation can make them more agile, faster and better balanced - at the cost of complexity and cost - and better suited to certain tricky tasks. Designing robots with articulated spines makes them faster, more agile and defter at balancing than their rigid competitors. Learn more ➤ Subscribe ➤ Get more from New Scientist: Official website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: LinkedIn: About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific di