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• Quadruped — Quadrupedalism (from Latin, meaning four legs ) is a form of land animal locomotion using four legs. The majority of walking animals are quadrupeds, including mammals such as cattle and cats, and reptiles, like lizards. Birds, humans, insects,… …   Wikipedia

• Arboreal locomotion — Leopards are good climbers, and can carry their kills up their trees to keep them out of reach from scavengers and other predators. Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In every habitat in which trees are present, animals… …   Wikipedia

• Rotating locomotion in living systems — A passive wheel Rotating locomotion encompasses two distinct modes of …   Wikipedia

• Terrestrial locomotion — [ horse an erect stanced unguligrade quadruped with a galloping gait. An animation of photos by Eadweard Muybridge] Terrestrial locomotion has evolved as animals adapted from aquatic to terrestrial environments. Locomotion on land raises… …   Wikipedia

• Robot locomotion — is the study of how to design robot appendages and control mechanisms to allow robots to move fluidly and efficiently. Although wheeled robots are typically quite energy efficient and simple to control, other forms of locomotion may be more… …   Wikipedia

• Webots — Infobox Software name = Webots 5 latest release version = Webots 5.9.2 latest release date = June 19, 2008 developer = Cyberbotics Ltd. operating system = Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 (Universal binary), and… …   Wikipedia

• Robotics — is the science and technology of robots, and their design, manufacture, and application.cite web |url=http://mw1.merriam webster.com/dictionary/Robotics |title=Definition of robotics Merriam Webster Online Dictionary |accessdate=2007 08 26… …   Wikipedia

• Bipedalism — Bipedality redirects here. For the film, see Bipedality (film). An ostrich, one of the fastest of living bipeds …   Wikipedia

• Unipedalism — The term uniped (from Latin uni = one + ped = foot) refers to a person or creature with only one foot and one leg, as contrasted with a biped (two legs) and a quadruped (four legs). Moving using only one leg is known as unipedal movement. There… …   Wikipedia

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• Concertina movement — is the movement occurring in snakes and other legless organisms that consists of gripping or anchoring with portions of the body while pulling/pushing other sections in the direction of movement.[1] Each point on the snake s body goes through… …   Wikipedia