World's Highest (Kinetic) Jumping Robot

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• World's Highest (Kinetic) Jumping Robot:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=daaDuC1kbds

This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world.

Huge thanks to Dr. Elliot Hawkes and the rest of the group - Charles Xiao, Chris Keeley, Dr. Morgan Pope, and Dr. Günter Niemeyer - for having us at UCSB and showing us their high-flying jumper.

• references:

Hawkes, E.W., Xiao, C., Peloquin, R., Keeley, C., Begley, M.R., Pope, M.T., & Niemeyer, G. (2022). Engineered jumpers overcome biological limits via work multiplication.

• Nature, 604, 657-661. – ve42.co/Hawkes2022
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• Mack, E. (2022). This Robot Can Leap Nine Stories in One Jump, Will Go Even Higher on Moon. Science, CNET. – https://ve42.co/Mack2022
• Ashby, M. (2020). Materials Selection in Mechanical Design (4th edition). Elsevier.
• Jumping robot leaps to record heights. Nature Video - ve42.co/NatureJumper
• MultiMo-Bat Robot - ve42.co/MultiMoBat
• Galago Jump - ve42.co/GalagoJump
• Slingshot Spider - ve42.co/SlingshotSpider