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Galloping sea lions could inspire land-sea robots – Science Magazine
Amphibious marine mammal quite agile, even on land
By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 4, 2021 , 12:55 PM
Some robots swim and dive through the water; others scurry across the land. Now, researchers want to build a machine that can do both. Their inspiration? The California sea lion.
Though they have a reputation for being lazy, sea lions are fast and graceful underwater. They can also hoof it on land, galloping up to 6.7 meters per second across beaches and even clambering up and own rocks. (Humans are about one-third that fast.)
To help the engineers design…
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