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This entry presents an overview of mobile “walking” robots that use their legs to move from one place to another. Walking robots represent a fascinating class of machines which holds the potential for breakthrough applications and inspires multidisciplinary research with rich scientific content. The key feature that separates walking robots from all other classes of mobile robots is their ability to explore unprepared surfaces using discrete footholds. In this respect, these robots are truly the machine counterparts of biological land animals.

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    Although kangaroos, crocodiles, and lizards have been shown to employ their substantial tails as the “fifth leg” for balance maintenance.

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  1. Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA

    Ambarish Goswami

  2. Honda Research Institute, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

    Katsu Yamane

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  1. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

    John Baillieul

  2. Automation and Control Solutions, Honeywell, Golden Valley, MN, USA

    Tariq Samad

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e Tecnologie dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy

    Bruno Siciliano

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Goswami, A., Yamane, K. (2020). Walking Robots. In: Baillieul, J., Samad, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Systems and Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5102-9_179-2

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    Walking Robots
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5102-9_179-2

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