hexapedal robot

Whether traversing over the sands of Mars, or walking up a stone path, this robot was designed to move easily and quickly, to jump, and even to flip over.
The biologically inspired robots being designed at the University of Pennsylvania aim to provide new levels of mobility and durability, while providing the capability for rapid behavior development.  The X-RHex (Robot Hexapod) is the latest version of the highly mobile RHex platform.  X-RHex was designed for greater strength, longer runtime, and more mobility than previous versions, plus it is the first RHex to be built to carry a modular payload architecture to support a wide variety of research requirements.
The six legged robot is modeled after insects where three legs are always touching the ground at the same time. As a running robot...