Bionic Kangaroo

erco

Festo does it again! Are they hiring?

Numerous interesting robotic links at the bottom of that page.

http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=272796

whiteoxe

Pretty amazing roobot. It reminded me of a David Attenborough doco on how the Kangaroo had one of the most energy efficient movements of any animal and if i remember correctly the energy harvesting from tail and tendons meant that the faster the roo went, the less energy it expended, don't know if that was absolute terms or was talking about the ratio of energy to distance and speed ? Either way makes sense to build one !