A work in progress. This picture shows the robot partially put together.
The goal of the project was to demonstrate locomotion at different speeds, directions and gaits; to qualitatively compare the various methods of travel in real salamanders; and to demonstrate the diversity of motion that robots with multiple articulated joints can achieve.
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