Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Springtail-inspired compliant hinge enables terrain-adaptable takeoff in insect-scale robots
Jacob S. Harrison, Baekgyeom Kim, Hungtang Ko…·M. Saad Bhamla
This paper describes a robot inspired by springtails' jumping mechanism, using a compliant hinge to enable terrain-adaptable takeoff without onboard sensing.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.04.703923