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Articles on Jumping

August 5, 2021

We used peanuts and a climbing wall to learn how squirrels judge their leaps so successfully – and how their skills could inspire more nimble robots

Lucia F. Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley; Nathaniel Hunt, University of Nebraska Omaha, and Robert J. Full, University of California, Berkeley

How do squirrels leap through trees without falling? It takes strength, flexibility and finely tuned cognitive skills.

August 2, 2021

Anthony Blazevich, Edith Cowan University

Muscles alone can’t produce the power for Olympic success. The elastic propulsion for fast movement comes from the tendons.

July 26, 2021

Caitlyn Forster, University of Sydney and Eliza Middleton, University of Sydney

Usain Bolt can run at about 6 body lengths a second. An arachnid in California can do 322.

May 16, 2019

Philip Anloague, University of Dayton

It probably sounds bad or uncomfortable to you. But stiffness is part of what gives elite athletes the spring in their muscles.

Eliza Middleton
Biodiversity Management Officer, University of Sydney
Anthony Blazevich
Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
Philip Anloague
Adjunct Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Dayton
Caitlyn Forster
Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Lucia F. Jacobs
Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Robert J. Full
Professor of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Nathaniel Hunt
Assistant Professor of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska Omaha