How to walk on water and climb up walls animal movement and the robots of the future
"Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes readers on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion...
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The world of animal motion
- Chapter 1: Walking on water
- Chapter 2: Swimming under sand
- Chapter 3: The shape of a flying snake
- Chapter 4: Of eyelashes and sharkskin
- Chapter 5: Dead fish swimming
- Chapter 6: Flying in the rain
- Chapter 7: The brain behind the brawn
- Chapter 8: Are ants a fluid or a solid?
- Conclusion: The future.
