How Do Three-Legged Dogs Walk? Robot Makers Study Injured Animals' Gait to Build Resilient Machines | Popular Science

How Do Three-Legged Dogs Walk? Robot Makers Study Injured Animals' Gait to Build Resilient Machines | Popular Science: "Living creatures can evaluate their surroundings and injuries and adjust their movement or behavior accordingly, but robots are hard-wired to move and react in a specific way. The research was designed to help develop robots that can recover from an injury by adapting their movement, just as dogs learn to function with a handicap."