Robostrider

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Schematic diagram of robostrider
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Robostrider faces its biological counterpart

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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". in five strides, with one winding.

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