Robostrider

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Robostrider is a self-propelled robot which uses similar mechanisms to real water striders in order to glide along the surface of the water. It was developed at Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[1]

Robostrider does not break the surface layer of the water despite leg speeds of 18 centimetres per second (7.1 in/s) it generates both capillary waves and vortices while in motion, as do Gerridae. Hu and Bush state that Robostrider moves "in a style less elegant than its natural counterpart" ^[1] but point out that it can cover 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in five strides, with one winding.

See also[edit]

• Animal locomotion on the surface layer of water.

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External links[edit]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090907091706/http://web.mit.edu/chosetec/www/robo/robostrider.html