Reversible kink instability drives ultrafast jumping in nematodes and soft robots
Sunny Kumar, Ishant Tiwari, Víctor M. Ortega-Jiménez, Adler R. Dillman, Dongjing He, Yuhang Hu, M. Saad Bhamla
This paper demonstrates that a reversible kink instability in nematodes enhances jumping performance and proposes a bio-inspired model for soft robots.
Science Robotics · Apr 23, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics