A bio-mimicking climbing robot to explore the performance landscapes of locomotion in lizards

<b>Here we reconstruct the full performance landscape of climbing locomotion using a 10 DOF robot based upon the lizard bauplan, including an actuated spine, shoulders, and feet, the latter which interlock with the surface via claws. This design allows us to independently vary speed, range of motion, wrist angles, and movement kinematics, while simultaneously collecting data on climbed distance, stability and efficiency, building. </b>