Lunar Robots May Jump Instead Of Moonwalk

Legged robots offer a lot more flexibility than wheeled robots do when it comes to moving over uneven terrain, like the types of surfaces you might expect to find on the moon. As the Apollo astronauts discovered, however, walking on the moon is much easier said than done, and the most effective bipedal gait turned out to be a sort of robot-unfriendly bouncy trotting run.

Lunar Robots May Jump Instead Of Moonwalk

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