As mentioned in Chapter 1, locomotion with legs is not within the scope of this book. But in order to show the difference between rolling and walking from the point of view of mechanics (as is our goal), simple models of walking are discussed in this chapter. Also, the problem of the robustness and adaptivity of walking is briefly examined.
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Zimmermann, K., Zeidis, I., Behn, C. (2009). Walking Machines – Walking. In: Mechanics of Terrestrial Locomotion. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88841-3_5
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