Review Article

A Survey of Bioinspired Jumping Robot: Takeoff, Air Posture Adjustment, and Landing Buffer

Table 2

Comparison of air posture adjustment methods of different bioinspired jumping robots.

RobotPosture adjustment mechanismAdjustment modeMovement mode of posture adjustment mechanism

Grillo III [43] (Zhejiang University)WingPassive adjustmentFixed
Jumping and gliding robot [73] (Carnegie Mellon University)WingPassive adjustmentSemiactive transition
Bionic kangaroo robot [48] (National Taiwan University)TailActive adjustmentOne-DOF tail (swings up and down)
Miniature-tailed jumping robot [74] (Michigan State University)TailActive adjustmentOne-DOF tail (swings up and down)
Lizard-sized robot [75] (University of California, Berkeley)TailActive adjustmentOne-DOF tail (swings up and down)
Tailed robot [76] (University of California, Berkeley)TailActive adjustmentTwo-DOF tail
Jerboa robot [77] (University of Pennsylvania)TailActive adjustmentTwo-DOF tail
EPFL jumpglider [3, 78, 79] (Harvard University)Wing/tailPassive adjustment of wing/active adjustment of tailWing unfolding/tail movement
Locust air-posture righting robot [80] (Beihang University)Wing/ tailActive adjustment of wing/ active adjustment of tailOne-DOF wing/two-DOF tail